What happened to Lara Marteinsdottir
Iceland,1956. Fifteen-year-old Lara spends the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy,just off the coast of Reykjavik.
In early August,the girl disappears without a trace.
The mystery becomes Iceland's greatest unsolved case. What happened to the young girl Is she still alive Did she leave the island,or did something happen to her there
Thirty years later in August,1986,as the city of Reykjavik celebrates its 200th anniversary,journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lara's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret,and with the eyes of Reykjavik upon him,it soon becomes clear that Lara's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved...
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241625996Number of pages: 384Weight: 611 gDimensions: 240 x 162 x 35 mm
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'Nordic noir at its most authoritative.'- Financial Times
'A crime novel with a difference'- Guardian
'A beautifully constructed mystery by two super smart partners in crime'- Anthony Horowitz
'A slow-burning,spellbinding whodunit. Agatha Christie,to whom it's dedicated,would be proud'- Kirkus
'I read all 349 pages in one go and enjoyed every second... a gripping story... extremely well written... superbly plotted... the twist at the halfway point of the book hits the reader like a wave of the ice cold Atlantic Ocean. One reader at my home was almost in shock. It is an art to create such a deep connection with fictional characters. Even though the story is first and foremost entertaining,it also serves as the mirror of a nation and has many layers'- Frettabladid Newspaper
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