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Last Rituals: Thora Gudmundsdottir Book 1
Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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Description for Last Rituals: Thora Gudmundsdottir Book 1
Paperback. A grisly, chilling Icelandic thriller from a fantastic new voice in crime fiction Translator(s): Scudder, Bernard. Series: Thora Gudmundsdottir. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
The first Thora Gudmundsdottir novel from Yrsa Sigurdardottir - 'Queen of Icelandic crime'.
'Yrsa is one of the most exciting new voices in the crime thriller world.' - Peter James
A young man is found brutally murdered, his eyes gouged out. A student of Icelandic history in Reykjavik, he came from a wealthy German family who do not share the police's belief that his drug dealer murdered him. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is commissioned by his mother to find out the truth, with the help - and hindrance - of boorish ex-policeman Matthew Reich. Their investigations into his research take them deep into a grisly world of torture and witchcraft both past and present, as they draw ever closer to a killer gripped by a dangerous obsession...
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Thora Gudmundsdottir
Condition
New
Weight
301g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340920633
SKU
V9780340920633
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Author of the bestselling Thora Gudmundsdottir crime series and several stand-alone thrillers, Yrsa Sigurdardottir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1963 and works as a civil engineer. She made her crime fiction debut in 2005 with LAST RITUALS, the first instalment in the Thora Gudmundsdottir series, and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Her work stands 'comparison with the finest contemporary crime writing anywhere in the world' according to the Times Literary Supplement. In 2015 THE SILENCE OF THE SEA won the Petrona Award for the year's best Scandinavian crime novel. All of her books have been European bestsellers.
Reviews for Last Rituals: Thora Gudmundsdottir Book 1
I can see why so many people are enthusiastic about Yrsa's work. It's very engaging, fresh and exciting.
James Patterson A grisly chiller set in the depths of winter ... Her mystery is absorbing and, untypically, instead of the usual gloomy middle-aged man, her sleuth is a young woman ... It's an accomplished debut, with credible characters and a personable heroine.
Sunday Telegraph
Dark, deep and icy as an Icelandic fjord; this is a rich and rewarding debut novel of ancient mysteries and very modern murder.
Mark Billingham An intricately plotted tale that keeps the reader guessing whodunit, or indeed whether it was murder at all, right until the very end.
Sunday Express
James Patterson A grisly chiller set in the depths of winter ... Her mystery is absorbing and, untypically, instead of the usual gloomy middle-aged man, her sleuth is a young woman ... It's an accomplished debut, with credible characters and a personable heroine.
Sunday Telegraph
Dark, deep and icy as an Icelandic fjord; this is a rich and rewarding debut novel of ancient mysteries and very modern murder.
Mark Billingham An intricately plotted tale that keeps the reader guessing whodunit, or indeed whether it was murder at all, right until the very end.
Sunday Express