Reykjavik, Ragnar Jonasson
Reykjavik, Ragnar Jonasson
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Reykjavík
A Crime Story

Author: Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Narrator: Bert Seymour, Tamaryn Payne

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2023

Synopsis

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 . . .

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

About Ragnar Jónasson

RAGNAR JÓNASSON is an international number one award-winning and bestselling author who has sold over four million books in thirty-six territories worldwide. He is the only Icelandic author to have entered the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Jónasson was born in Reykjavik, where he also teaches copyright law at Reyk­javík University. He has previously worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter, and, since the age of seventeen, has translated fourteen of Agatha Christie’s novels into Icelandic. He is the co-founder of the Reykjavík internation­al crime writing festival Iceland Noir. His critically ac­claimed international bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major CBS Studios TV series, starring Lena Olin as Hulda, directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Ragnar's novel, Outside, is in development as a feature film by Ridley Scott's production company.

About Katrín Jakobsdóttir

KATRIN JAKOBSDOTTIR is the Prime Minister of Iceland. Reykjavik is her first novel. Katrin holds a Masters‘ Degree in Icelandic literature, and has been a member of parliament since 2007. Previously she held the position of Minister of Education. Katrin wrote her masters‘ thesis on Icelandic crime fiction author Arnaldur Indridason.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee

It’s 1956 and policeman Kristján Kristjánsson takes a boat across to the small island of Videy, just off Reykjavik. Concern is growing for the whereabouts of fifteen year old Lara Marteinsdóttir who is working on the island as a maid. He’s informed that Lara has decided to return home but she has no......more

Goodreads review by Michael

Lára’s Missing. Something’s Missing Nordic noir! I stumbled onto this genre a few years ago and really took to it. Best Selling Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason was the first one to hook me with “The Darkness Knows,” a slow moving, dark atmospheric wonder. The landscapes, the ice and snow, the un......more

Goodreads review by Inna

«Ніби хтось захоче прочитати детектив, дія якого відбувається в Ісландії» Рейк’явік 80-х, про який ми, впевнена, фактично нічого не знаємо. Автори нікуди не поспішали, у повільному темпі розкриваючи читачеві чимало тих дрібниць про героїв, які не матимуть жодного значення для розслідування, але надаю......more

Quotes

“A beautifully constructed mystery by two super smart partners in crime.” --Anthony Horowitz, New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders

"A classic mystery . . . Reykjavik provides tremendous insight into Iceland at a time of change, expansion, and corruption. Sure to appeal to a broad swath of crime-fiction readers."—First Clue

Awards

  • Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
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