{"product_id":"girl-who-died","title":"Girl Who Died","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NAIL-BITING \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Is this the best crime writer in the world today?'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A world-class crime writer . . . One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''TEACHER WANTED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD . . .''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the loss of her father, Una sees a chance to escape Reykjavík to tutor two girls in the tiny village of Skálar - population just ten - on Iceland''s storm-battered north coast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut city life hasn''t prepared her for the unforgiving weather nor inhospitable village life. Worse, the creaky old house where she lives is playing on her already fragile mind when she''s convinced she hears the ghostly sound of singing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, at midwinter, a young girl is found dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd one of the villagers must have blood on their hands . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An intensely gripping mystery'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''With the addition of sinister hostility from the locals, the bleakest of landscapes and some supernatural undertones, this is one creepy thriller that’ll have you leaving \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e the lights on'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue Scandinavia\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Nordic Noir Books of All Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ragnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is Icelandic noir of the highest order, with Jónasson''s atmospheric sense of place, and his heroine''s unerring humanity shining from every page'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Triumphant conclusion. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense'' \u003c\/b\u003eIan Rankin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eThis is such a tense, gripping read'' \u003c\/b\u003eAnthony Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Superb . . . chilling . . . one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eCrime Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended'' \u003c\/b\u003eLee Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChilling - a must-read'' \u003c\/b\u003ePeter James\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314817245566,"sku":"NW9781405942546","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781405942546.jpg?v=1778693077","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/girl-who-died","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}