# The Girl Who Died

**THE NAIL-BITING _SUNDAY TIMES_ BESTSELLER FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR**

**'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?'** _The Times_

**'A world-class crime writer . . . One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction'** _Sunday Times_

**'It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction'** _The Times  
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'TEACHER WANTED AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD . . .'**

After 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.

But 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.

Then, at midwinter, a young girl is found dead.  
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And one of the villagers must have blood on their hands . . .**  
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**'An intensely gripping mystery'** _The Times_  
**'Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir'** _Daily Mail_

**Praise for Ragnar Jónasson**  
**'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'** _Daily Mail_

**'Triumphant conclusion. Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense'** Ian Rankin

'**This is such a tense, gripping read'** Anthony Horowitz

**'Brilliantly effective. Each book enraptures us'** _The Times Literary Supplement_

**'Superb . . . chilling . . . one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction'** _Sunday Times_ Crime Book of the Month

**'A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended'** Lee Child

**_'_****Chilling - a must-read'** Peter James

## Details

- **Price:** 0.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** Penguin Books Limited
- **Type:** Ragnar Jónasson

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