'Teacher wanted at the edge of the world...'
After the loss of her father,Una sees a chance to escape Reykjavik to tutor two girls in the tiny village of Skalar - population just ten - on Iceland's storm-battered north coast.
But city life hasn't prepared her for the unforgiving weather nor inhospitable village life. Worse,the creaky old house where she lives is playing on her already fragile mind when she's convinced she hears the ghostly sound of singing.
Then,at midwinter,a young girl is found dead.
And one of the villagers must have blood on their hands . . .
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781405942546Number of pages: 384Weight: 266 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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'Intriguing...This spooky novel draws on Icelandic sagas to create an atmosphere of growing menace.'- The Times
'An intensely gripping mystery,Ragnar Jonasson is a poet of the "dark,wet and cold",of the "gloom,cold and rain". The climactic revelations are credible and moving'- The Times,Book of the Month
'A creepy tale'- The Times
'A master of the Icelandic thriller'- New York Post
'With the bleakest of landscapes and some supernatural undertones,this is one creepy thriller that'll have you leaving ALL the lights on'- Vogue Scandinavia
'Spooky,sophisticated. Jonasson is strong on atmosphere'- Sunday Times
'Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir'- Daily Mail
'With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place,Jonasson weaves a slow-burning,haunting tale with a chilling ending'- Daily Record
'A chilling psychological thriller with an unexpected ending that will haunt the reader'- The Canberra Times
'Haunting psychological novel tinged with the supernatural'- Daily Record
'With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place,Jonasson weaves a slow-burning,haunting tale with a chilling ending'- Sunday Express
'Lean,compulsive. Great stories that combine traditional puzzle-solving of the golden age crime fiction with a moody expansive psychology'- The Times
'Fiendishy clever trilogy'- Financial Times
'A mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller...works in every way. The isolated village and the pre-smartphone 1980s setting create a sense of claustrophobia that combines with the villagers'secrecy and the hint of supernatural elements to infuse strong foreboding throughout what is ultimately revealed to be a story about trust'- Booklist
'The Icelandic king of crime'- Goeteborgsposten
'A deeply atmospheric mystery'- Choice Magazine
'Few among the country's authors match Jonasson in conveying insular abandonment...excellent'- Toronto Star
'Ragnar Jonasson's impeccable plotting is really a wonder of the crime genre...a masterfully conceived horror novel'- Dayton Daily News
'Perfect for anyone who loves Nordic crime noir,the colder the better. The writing really brings alive a bleak,cold environment in which Una is struggling to survive and maintain her sanity'- CADs Magazine
'A demonic piece of horror'- Dayton Daily News
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