Reykjavík: A Crime Story (original 2022; edition 2023)

by Ragnar Jónasson (Author)

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"With over three million copies sold worldwide, Ragnar Jónasson, along with Katrín Jakobsdóttir, brings us a gripping and chilling new thriller, Reykjavík. What happened to Lára? Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland's most infamous unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there? Thirty years later, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lára's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lára's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved..."--… (more)

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Title:	Reykjavík: A Crime Story
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Info:	Minotaur Books (2023), 384 pages
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Not every day one reads a mystery cowritten by a nation's Prime Minister. The tale involves a reporter urged to do a review of 30 year old disappearance of a young woman, still unsolved. He gets a clue through a mysterious phone call but dies when he is hit by a bus near the end of Reykjavik's 200 year aniversary celebration. His siter takes up the story and discovers the solution against the background of the Reagan/Gorbachev summit.

ritaer | Apr 6, 2024 |

Langsom krimi uden stor dramatik, godt tidsbillede (

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kw.randersbib | Mar 23, 2024 |

An excellent atmospheric mystery. In Iceland in 1956 , a young woman , Lara, decides to work as a maid for a well off couple who live on a small isolated island called Vidney. She intends to stay for the entire summer, but goes missing at the beginning of August. Kristjan, a young police officer is called to investigate. He is unable to investigate as he would like to do as the husband of the couple, is a high -ranking lawyer, and Kristjan is called off the job by his superiors . But he continues to keep that case on his mind.

In 1986 , an eager young journalist , Valur, begins to look into the the case again, and makes good progress. The novel takes an unexpected turn and this was a fascinating read for me that I really enjoyed.

Highly recommended. (

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vancouverdeb | Feb 1, 2024 |

Well written, great characters. The story moves at a good pace, some twists along the way to the truth. (

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caanderson | Jan 15, 2024 |

2023 book #62. 2023. In 1986, a journalist researches a 30-year old mystery of the disappearance of a teenage girl. He learns a secret powerful people have been keeping quiet all this time. Set in Iceland, a good mystery, and an interesting look at a foreign place not well known. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Ragnar Jónasson	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Jakobsdóttir, Katrín	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Cribb, Victoria	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jonsson, Lena	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Vanhatapio, Enni	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Best Mysteries and Thrillers – 2023)

Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Fiction in Translation – 2023)

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Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Adults (Selection – Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller – 2023)

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This book is dedicated to Agatha Christie who inspired our love of detective stories.

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The grey hat flew out to sea.

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"With over three million copies sold worldwide, Ragnar Jónasson, along with Katrín Jakobsdóttir, brings us a gripping and chilling new thriller, Reykjavík. What happened to Lára? Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland's most infamous unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there? Thirty years later, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lára's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lára's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved..."--

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Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland‘s most infamous unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?

Thirty years later, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lára's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lára's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved . . .

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