Spanning the icy streets of Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and cold, isolated fjords, The Darkness is an atmospheric thriller from Ragnar Jónasson, one of the most exciting names in Nordic Noir.

The body of a young Russian woman washes up on an Icelandic shore. After a cursory investigation, the death is declared a suicide and the case is quietly closed.

Over a year later Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir of the Reykjavík police is forced into early retirement at 64. She dreads the loneliness, and the memories of her dark past that threaten to come back to haunt her. But before she leaves she is given two weeks to solve a single cold case of her choice. She knows which one: the Russian woman whose hope for asylum ended on the dark, cold shore of an unfamiliar country. Soon Hulda discovers that another young woman vanished at the same time, and that no one is telling her the whole story. Even her colleagues in the police seem determined to put the brakes on her investigation. Meanwhile the clock is ticking.

Hulda will find the killer, even if it means putting her own life in danger.


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Dark: Thriller: Hidden Iceland Series, Book 1


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“Narrator Amanda Redman has performed well in various roles in this Icelandic thriller.” – Audio Cover Magazine

Spreading the icy streets of Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and the cold, isolated fjords, Dark is an atmospheric thriller from Ragnar Jónasson, one of the most exciting names in Nordic black.

The body of a young Russian woman is washed off on the coast of Iceland. After a rough investigation, the case was declared dead and suicide, and the case quietly ended.

More than a year later, Hulda Hermannsdóttir, a detective inspector of Reykjavik police, was forced to retire early at the age of 64. But before she left, she had two weeks to solve the single cooler she chose. She knows which one: Russian women’s hope ends in the dark, cold shores of a strange country. Soon, Halla discovers that another young woman is disappearing at the same time and no one tells her the whole story. Even her colleagues in the police seemed determined to put the brakes in her investigation. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking.

Hulda will find killers, even if it means putting his life at risk.

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