The Island

<p><b>FEATURED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR</b><br><br> <b>'The ending really took my breath away' </b>IAN RANKIN <br><br><b>Discover<i> The Island - </i>Agatha Christie</b><b> meets Nordic noir. . . </b><br> _____________<br><br> <b>Four friends visited the island. But only three returned . . .</b><br><br> Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to the isolated island of Elliðaey to investigate a disappearance. <br><br>But she finds haunting similarities to an old case - the murder of a young woman ten years ago. <br><br> Has a patient killer struck again?<br><br> Hulda is soon caught in a web of deceit, convinced everyone is lying, even those closest to her. <br><br> What secrets is the island hiding?<br><br> And what price will she pay for uncovering the truth?<br> ____________<br><br><b>THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR</b><br><br> <b>'One of the greatest tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction' </b><i>Sunday Times </i><br> <b><br> 'Dark, chilling and utterly gripping, <i>The Island </i>is Nordic noir at its best, and is destined to become a classic of the genre. I couldn't put it down' </b>Shari Lapena, bestselling author of <i>The Couple Next Door </i><br><br><b>'Riveting'</b><i> Sunday Times<br><br></i><b>'Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us' </b><i>The Times Literary Supplement</i><br><br><b>'Magnificently dark and twisted' </b><i>C. J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk Man </i><br><br> <b>'Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty - a must-read' </b>Peter James, bestselling author of <i>Love You Dead</i> <br> <b><br> 'Out of all of Ragnar's books this is the one I like the most . . . The book of his which reminds me most of Agatha Christie' </b><i>Kilian </i><br><br> <b><u>Praise for Ragnar Jonasson</u></b><br> <b><br> 'A distinctive blend of Nordic noir and golden age detective fiction . . . atmospheric and evocative prose'</b> <i>Guardian </i>on <i>Nightblind </i><br><br> <b>'Jonasson's books have breathed new life into Nordic noir . . . all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunit although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone' </b><i>Sunday Express</i><br><br> <b>'His clues are traditional and beautifully finessed - and he keeps you turning the pages' </b><i>Independent </i>on<i> Snowblind</i></p> <p><b>FEATURED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR</b><br><br> <b>'The ending really took my breath away' </b>IAN RANKIN <br><br><b>Discover<i> The Island - </i>Agatha Christie</b><b> meets Nordic noir. . . </b><br> _____________<br><br> <b>Four friends visited the island. But only three returned . . .</b><br><br> Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to the isolated island of Elliðaey to investigate a disappearance. <br><br>But she finds haunting similarities to an old case - the murder of a young woman ten years ago. <br><br> Has a patient killer struck again?<br><br> Hulda is soon caught in a web of deceit, convinced everyone is lying, even those closest to her. <br><br> What secrets is the island hiding?<br><br> And what price will she pay for uncovering the truth?<br> ____________<br><br><b>THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR</b><br><br> <b>'One of the greatest tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction' </b><i>Sunday Times </i><br> <b><br> 'Dark, chilling and utterly gripping, <i>The Island </i>is Nordic noir at its best, and is destined to become a classic of the genre. I couldn't put it down' </b>Shari Lapena, bestselling author of <i>The Couple Next Door </i><br><br><b>'Riveting'</b><i> Sunday Times<br><br></i><b>'Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us' </b><i>The Times Literary Supplement</i><br><br><b>'Magnificently dark and twisted' </b><i>C. J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk Man </i><br><br> <b>'Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty - a must-read' </b>Peter James, bestselling author of <i>Love You Dead</i> <br> <b><br> 'Out of all of Ragnar's books this is the one I like the most . . . The book of his which reminds me most of Agatha Christie' </b><i>Kilian </i><br><br> <b><u>Praise for Ragnar Jonasson</u></b><br> <b><br> 'A distinctive blend of Nordic noir and golden age detective fiction . . . atmospheric and evocative prose'</b> <i>Guardian </i>on <i>Nightblind </i><br><br> <b>'Jonasson's books have breathed new life into Nordic noir . . . all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunit although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone' </b><i>Sunday Express</i><br><br> <b>'His clues are traditional and beautifully finessed - and he keeps you turning the pages' </b><i>Independent </i>on<i> Snowblind</i></p>