{"product_id":"9781405942546","title":"The Girl Who Died - Ragnar Jonasson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRE-ORDER THE NAIL-BITING STORY FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR\u003c\/b\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  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'TEACHER WANTED ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD . . .'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUna knows she is struggling to deal with her father's sudden, tragic suicide. She spends her nights drinking alone in Reykjavik, stricken with thoughts that she might one day follow in his footsteps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when she sees an advert seeking a teacher for two girls in the tiny village of Skalar - population of ten - on the storm-battered north coast of the island, she sees it as a chance to escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut once she arrives, Una quickly realises nothing in city life has prepared her for this. The villagers are unfriendly. The weather is bleak. And, from the creaky attic bedroom of the old house where she's living, she's convinced she hears the ghostly sound of singing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUna worries that she's losing her mind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then, just before midwinter, a young girl from the village is found dead. Now there are only nine villagers left - and Una realizes fears one of them has blood on their hands . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Ragnar Jonasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is Icelandic noir of the highest order, with Jonasson'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":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44730810761443,"sku":"9781405942546","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781405942546.jpg?v=1712673777","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781405942546","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}