‘Is this the best crime writer in the world today’ THE TIMES
‘So atmospheric, I was immediately transported to the Icelandic moors . . . I read with bated breath, my heart pounding’ Sara Blædel
‘The atmosphere is so intense you can’t help gripping the book as tightly as possible’ THE TIMES
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In a deadly Icelandic snowstorm, four friends seek shelter in an abandoned hunting lodge. Miles from help, and knowing they will die out in the cold, they break in, hoping to wait out the storm until morning.

But nothing can prepare them for what’s inside . . .

With no other option, they are forced to spend a long and terrifying night in the cabin: watching as intently and silently as they themselves are being watched.

As the night darkens, old secrets spill into the light, and tensions rise between the four friends. Soon it’s clear that what they’ve discovered in the cabin is far from the only mystery lurking there.

Nor the only thing to be afraid of . . .
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‘A wonderful atmospheric thriller. A real page turner. Gripping and compelling’ 5***** READER REVIEW

‘A chilling, compelling mystery with a tremendous sense of time and place’ 5***** READER REVIEW

‘Jonasson expertly delivers twists and turns that you just won’t see coming!’ 5***** READER REVIEW

‘I did not see that coming!’ 5***** READER REVIEW

Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

‘Is this the best crime writer in the world today?’ 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

‘Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir’ Daily Mail

‘A mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller . . . works in every way’ Booklist

‘Is this the best crime writer in the world today?’ The Times

‘A world-class crime writer . . . One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction’ Sunday Times

‘It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction’ The Times
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‘TEACHER WANTED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD . . .’

After the loss of her father, Una sees a chance to escape Reykjavík to tutor two girls in the tiny village of Skálar – 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 . . .
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‘An intensely gripping mystery’ The Times

‘Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir’ Daily Mail

Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

‘This is Icelandic noir of the highest order, with Jónasson’s atmospheric sense of place, and his heroine’s unerring humanity shining from every page’ Daily Mail

‘Triumphant conclusion. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense’ Ian Rankin

‘This is such a tense, gripping read’ Anthony Horowitz

‘Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us’ The Times Literary Supplement

‘Superb . . . chilling . . . one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction’ Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

‘A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended’ Lee Child

‘Chilling – a must-read’ Peter James

‘Is this the best crime writer in the world today?’ The Times

‘A world-class crime writer . . . One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction’ Sunday Times

‘It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction’ The Times
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‘TEACHER WANTED ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD . . .’

After her father’s sudden, tragic suicide, Una spends her nights drinking alone in Reykjavik, stricken with thoughts that she might one day follow in his footsteps.

So when she sees an advert seeking a teacher for two girls in the tiny village of Skálar – population of ten – on the storm-battered north coast of the island, she sees it as a chance to escape.

But once she arrives, Una quickly realises nothing in city life has prepared her for this. The villagers are unfriendly. The weather is bleak. And, from the creaky attic bedroom of the old house where she’s living, she’s convinced she hears the ghostly sound of singing.

Una worries that she’s losing her mind.

And then, just before midwinter, a young girl from the village is found dead. Now there are only nine villagers left.

And Una fears that one of them has blood on their hands . . .
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‘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

‘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 mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller . . . works in every way’ Booklist

Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

‘This is Icelandic noir of the highest order, with Jonasson’s atmospheric sense of place, and his heroine’s unerring humanity shining from every page’ Daily Mail

‘Triumphant conclusion. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense’ Ian Rankin

‘This is such a tense, gripping read’ Anthony Horowitz

‘Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us’ The Times Literary Supplement

‘Superb . . . chilling . . . one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction’ Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

‘A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended’ Lee Child

‘Chilling – a must-read’ Peter James

‘A stunningly atmospheric story. Pitch-perfect, beautifully paced. Ragnar Jónasson is at the top of his game, and a master of the genre’ Will Dean

‘Darkly claustrophobic . . . Perfect mid-winter reading’ Ann Cleeves

**Sunday Times BOOK OF THE MONTH**

‘Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me ? possibly the best Scandi writer working today’ Lee Child

‘Is this the best crime writer in the world today? ? Truly a master of his genre’ The Times

‘The engaging Ari  Thór returns in this darkly claustrophobic tale. Perfect mid-winter reading’ Ann Cleeves

‘A stunningly atmospheric story. Ari Thór Arason returns in this pitch-perfect, beautifully paced crime novel ? Ragnar Jónasson is at the top of his game, and a master of the genre’ Will Dean

A blizzard is approaching Siglufjörður, and that can only mean one thing?

When the body of a nineteen-year-old girl is found on the main street of Siglufjörður, Police Inspector Ari Thór battles a violent Icelandic storm in an increasingly dangerous hunt for her killer ? The chilling, claustrophobic finale to the international bestselling Dark Iceland series.

Easter weekend is approaching, and snow is gently falling in Siglufjörður, the northernmost town in Iceland, as crowds of tourists arrive to visit the majestic ski slopes.

Ari Thór Arason is now a police inspector, but he’s separated from his girlfriend, who lives in Sweden with their three-year-old son. A family reunion is planned for the holiday, but a violent blizzard is threatening and there is an unsettling chill in the air.

Three days before Easter, a nineteen-year-old local girl falls to her death from the balcony of a house on the main street. A perplexing entry in her diary suggests that this may not be an accident, and when an old man in a local nursing home writes ‘She was murdered’ again and again on the wall of his room, there is every suggestion that something more sinister lies at the heart of her death?

As the extreme weather closes in, cutting the power and access to Siglufjörður, Ari Thór must piece together the puzzle to reveal a horrible truth ? one that will leave no one unscathed.

Chilling, claustrophobic and disturbing, Winterkill is a startling addition to the multi-million-copy bestselling Dark Iceland series and cements Ragnar Jónasson as one of the most exciting and acclaimed authors in crime fiction.

Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

‘A sinister twisted tragedy’ The Times

‘If Iceland missed out on the Golden Age of crime writing, the country – and Jónasson – is certainly making up for it now’ Sunday Times

‘Outstanding ? Series fans will be sorry to see the last of Ari Thór’ Publishers Weekly

‘Jónasson’s Dark Iceland novels are instant classics’ William Ryan

‘Jónasson’s punchy, straightforward prose is engrossing ? A diverting mystery’ Foreword Reviews

‘Consummate crime writing ? poignant and disturbing’ New Books Magazine

‘Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense’ Ian Rankin

‘A tense, gripping read’ Anthony Horowitz

‘Icelandic noir of the highest order, with Jónasson’s atmospheric sense of place, and his heroine’s unerring humanity shining from every page’ Daily Mail

‘Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty’ Peter James

‘Traditional and beautifully finessed’ Independent

‘Jónasson’s true gift is for describing the daunting beauty of the fierce setting’ New York Times

‘A chiller of a thriller’ Washington Post

‘Jónasson’s books have breathed new life into Nordic noir’ Express