A huge bestseller in England, France, and Australia. The U.S. debut of a spectacular new crime writer.
This trade paperback is part of the Minotaur Signature Editions program.
Where: A quiet fishing village in northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors. It is accessible only via a small mountain tunnel.
Who: Ari Thor is a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik. He has a past that he's unable to leave behind.
What: A young woman is found lying half naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed elderly writer falls to his death. Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life.
Past plays tag with the present, and the claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness--blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose.
Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 125014468X
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
A classic crime story... first-rate and highly recommended." --Lee Child
"A modern Icelandic take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom..." --Ian Rankin
"Jonasson skillfully alternates points of view and shifts of time... The action builds to a shattering climax." --Publishers Weekly (boxed and starred)
"This classically crafted whodunit holds up nicely, but Jonasson's true gift is for describing the daunting beauty of the fierce setting, lashed by blinding snowstorms that smother the village in "a thick, white darkness" that is strangely comforting."--New York Times Book Review
"A chiller of a thriller whose style and pace are influenced by Jonasson's admiration for Agatha Christie. It's good enough to share shelf space with the works of Yrsa Sigurdardottir and Arnaldur Indridason, Iceland's crime novel royalty."--The Washington Post, "Best Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in January
"Jonasson's whodunit puts a lively, sophisticated spin on the Agatha Christie model, taking it down intriguing dark alleys."--Kirkus Reviews
RAGNAR JONASSON was born in Iceland and works as an Attorney at Law and writer in Reykjavik. Before embarking on a writing career, Ragnar translated fourteen Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic. Ragnar is the co-founder of the Reykjavik international crime writing festival Iceland Noir. He has appeared on panels at various crime fiction festivals, including Bouchercon and Left Coast Crime in the US. Ragnar lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two daughters.
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