The Black Ice
2 total works
On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back door, his worst fears are realised. Their home is now an horrific crime scene.
Policeman Týr and forensic pathologist Iðunn are called to the house to investigate. As the case advances, harrowing secrets about the family are revealed. Along with a young policeman Karó, the investigative team quickly realise that the case forces them to face their own suppressed past and opens a Pandora's box to much darker crimes.
Can't Run, Can't Hide is a masterclass in tension from one of the world's finest crime writers.
**'The undisputed Queen of Icelandic Noir' Simon Kernick**
AMONG THE MOURNERS AT A FUNERAL, ONE OF IS THEM IS A KILLER...
A group of young professionals travel to the Westmann Islands off the coast of Iceland to attend an old friend's wake. Their reunion soon turns into a living nightmare, as the memories of a party they attended at university, and desperately tried to forget, come rushing back.
Two bodies are found on a rocky beach close to the refurbished lighthouse keeper's house that the group had stayed in. Medical examiner Iðunn, and detectives Týr and Karó, are sent to provide the local police assistance.
For Iðunn, who grew up on the island, this takes her back to the heart of her complex family and the ghosts of her own past she would prefer to keep at bay.
But as the deadly secrets soon become insurmountable, can any of them escape unscathed?
From the legendary Icelandic crime writer and bestseller comes the second book in the chilling Black Ice series, perfect for fans of C. J. Tudor and Ragnar Jónasson
Praise for Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
'Iceland's long dark nights are at their most minatory in Sigurðardóttir's atmospheric thrillers' Financial Times
'Sigurðardóttir is as confident a writer as ever' Sunday Times