{"product_id":"snowblind-3","title":"Snowblind","description":"\u003cb\u003eFIRST IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES. OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A murder takes place in the isolated Icelandic town of Siglufjörður, where an avalanche has cut off all communication and the unrelenting snow threatens rookie police officer Ari Thór Arason's first investigation…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A modern Icelandic take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom…’ \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ’Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty’ \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Seductive … Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully’ \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiglufjörður: \u003c\/b\u003ean idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAri Thór Arason: \u003c\/b\u003ea rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past that he’s unable to leave behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An avalanche and unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass, and the 24-hour darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge, as curtains begin to twitch, and his investigation becomes increasingly complex, chilling and personal. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaut and terrifying, \u003ci\u003eSnowblind \u003c\/i\u003eis a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘His first novel to be translated into English has all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunnit although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A chiller of a thriller’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended' \u003cb\u003eLee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Required reading’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ’Morally more equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A truly chilling debut, perfect for fans of Karin Fossum and Henning Mankell’ \u003cb\u003eEva Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A stunning murder mystery by one of Iceland’s finest writers’ \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘There is a young pretender beavering away, his eye on the crown: Ragnar Jónasson…’\u003cb\u003e Barry Forshaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘As dazzling as its title implies’ \u003cb\u003eWilliam Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An isolated community, subtle clueing, clever misdirection and more than a few surprises combine to give a modern day Golden Age whodunnit. I look forward to the next in the series’ \u003cb\u003eDr John Curran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The best sort of gloomy storytelling’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The prose is stark and minimal … bleakly brilliant’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A chilling, thrilling slice of Icelandic Noir’ \u003cb\u003eThomas Enger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This classically crafted whodunit holds up nicely, but Jónasson’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’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32093075931219,"sku":"9781910633038","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781910633038.jpg?v=1779179445","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/snowblind-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}