THE EXPLOSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR - IF YOU LIKED AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, THE ABC MURDERS, AND NORDIC NOIR, YOU'LL LOVE THIS . . . 'Dark, chilling and utterly gripping, The Island is Nordic noir at its best, and is destined to become a classic of the genre. I couldn't put it down' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door _____________ Four friends visit the island. But only three return . . . Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsd???ttir is sent to the isolated island of Elli ...
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THE EXPLOSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR - IF YOU LIKED AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, THE ABC MURDERS, AND NORDIC NOIR, YOU'LL LOVE THIS . . . 'Dark, chilling and utterly gripping, The Island is Nordic noir at its best, and is destined to become a classic of the genre. I couldn't put it down' Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door _____________ Four friends visit the island. But only three return . . . Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsd???ttir is sent to the isolated island of Elli???aey to investigate and soon finds haunting similarities with a previous case - a young woman found murdered ten years ago in the equally desolate Westfjords. Is there a patient killer stalking these barren outposts? As Hulda navigates a sinister game constructed of smoke and mirrors she is convinced that no one is telling the truth, including those closest to her. But who will crack first? And what secrets is the island hiding? Haunting, suspenseful and as chilling as an Icelandic winter, The Island follows one woman's journey to find the truth hidden in the darkest shadows, and shine a light on her own dark past. _____________ 'His best book yet, an unflinching thriller that braids past and present, good and evil, love and loss. I can't wait for Hulda Hermannsd???ttir's next case' AJ Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window '[Hulda Hermannsdottir is] an excellent addition to the growing band of top-class women detectives' The Times 'Prepare to be swept away to the beautiful yet unforgiving island of Elli???aey in J???nasson's latest Icelandic noir. Atmospheric and creepy, J???nasson successfully keeps you guessing till the bittersweet end' Heat 'A chilling novel about people with dark secrets, protecting themselves without a thought for the consequences' SundayTimes Praise for Ragnar Jonasson: 'The ending really took my breath away and that's hard for writers to do to me these days . . . I should have seen it coming' Ian Rankin 'One of the greatest tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction' Sunday Times 'Magnificently dark and twisted' C. J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk Man 'Ragnar J???nasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty - a must-read addition to the growing canon of Iceland Noir' Peter James, bestselling author of Love You Dead 'A distinctive blend of Nordic noir and golden age detective fiction . . . atmospheric and evocative prose' Guardian 'Jonasson's books have breathed new life into Nordic noir . . . all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunit although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone' Sunday Express
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When a woman is found dead on a getaway with her friends, it sparks an investigation which delves deep into the past - what secrets are her friends hiding?
I love the idea of a trilogy being released backwards, it's a really refreshing convention. Unfortunately, I think I have ruined this for myself by reading the second one first! It's perfectly fine to do that though, the story itself is a standalone police procedural story. You perhaps have more of an insight or would get more out of it if you knew the fate of some of the characters I guess but I didn't really feel like I was missing anything major from not having read the first one. I did however, feel that the story was a little bland in places - despite the truly great setting of Iceland. It's a fairly bog standard 'whodunnit' murder mystery.
The book does play around with the idea of time a lot, you are introduced to the main characters and then the narrative shifts to 10 years later which felt a little jarring. It did mean you got all the exposition you needed for the murder without the need for flash-backs interrupting the flow though. I liked how sinister everything felt particularly the first quarter of the book where the chapters almost felt they were edging towards the horror genre in places. I liked the main character of DI Hulda and found her personal development and storyline to be interesting.
Overall I like the idea of a trilogy told in reverse but found this instalment a little bland for me. I would probably give it three and a half stars, rounded up to four. Thank you to Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
