The Darkness

'Ragnar Jonasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty - a must-read addition to the growing canon of Iceland Noir' Peter James, The Number One bestselling author of Love You Dead **Be the first to read the incredible, chilling first novel in the new Hulda crime series from Icelandic superstar Ragnar Jonasson by pre-ordering your copy now** At sixty-four, Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir of the Reykjavik Police is about to take on her last case before she retires: A young woman, an asylum seeker from Russia, found murdered on the seaweed covered rocks of the Vatnsleysustrond in Iceland. When Hulda starts to ask questions it isn't long before she realises that no one can be trusted, and that no one is telling the whole truth. Spanning Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and cold, isolated fjords, The Darkness is a thrilling new crime thriller from one of the biggest new names in Scandi Noir. Praise for Ragnar Jonasson Seductive ...an old-fashioned murder mystery with a strong central character and the fascinating background of a small Icelandic town cut off by snow. Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully' Ann Cleeves 'A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens...first rate and highly recommended' - Lee Child, on Snowblind 'A modern take on Agatha Christie---style mystery, as twisty as any slalom ...' Ian Rankin, on Snowblind 'His clues are traditional and beautifully finessed - and he keeps you turning the pages' The Independent on Snowblind Distinctive blend of Nordic noir and golden age detective fiction...atmospheric...economical and evocative prose' The Guardian on Nightblind '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 'The ending hits the reader like a kick in the stomach' Frettatiminn **** 'Out of all of Ragnar's books, this is the one I like the most ...The book of his which reminds me most of Agatha Christie' Kiljan, on The Island