{"product_id":"island-19","title":"Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''The ending really took my breath away'' \u003c\/b\u003eIAN RANKIN \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover\u003ci\u003e The Island - \u003c\/i\u003eAgatha Christie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets Nordic noir. . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFour friends visited the island. But only three returned . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is sent to the isolated island of Elliðaey to investigate a disappearance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut she finds haunting similarities to an old case - the murder of a young woman ten years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Has a patient killer struck again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hulda is soon caught in a web of deceit, convinced everyone is lying, even those closest to her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What secrets is the island hiding?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And what price will she pay for uncovering the truth?\u003cbr\u003e ____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''One of the greatest tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Dark, chilling and utterly gripping, \u003ci\u003eThe Island \u003c\/i\u003eis Nordic noir at its best, and is destined to become a classic of the genre. I couldn''t put it down'' \u003c\/b\u003eShari Lapena, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Couple Next Door \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Riveting''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\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''Magnificently dark and twisted'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk Man \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty - a must-read'' \u003c\/b\u003ePeter James, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLove You Dead\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''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'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Ragnar Jonasson\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A distinctive blend of Nordic noir and golden age detective fiction . . . atmospheric and evocative prose''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eNightblind \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''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'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''His clues are traditional and beautifully finessed - and he keeps you turning the pages'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Snowblind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57321330573694,"sku":"NW9781405930826","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781405930826.jpg?v=1778246901","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/island-19","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}