Reykjavík: A Crime Story - Ragnar Jónasson; Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Publication Date: September 5, 2023
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In 1956, fourteen year old Lara gave up her summer job on the island of Videy, Iceland and disappeared. The couple for whom she worked was well connected politically, as well as having some high powered friends. The detective investigating her disappearance was dissuaded from pursuing the case as he would have liked. That haunted him until, on the 30th anniversary of her disappearance, an inquisitive reporter is given a clue and initiates his own dangerous investigation.
In this story, the reader is brought back to the 1980s, the 200th anniversary of Reykjavik and a time before cell phones and internet searches. It is a slow burn; don’t look for fast paced action. Yet, I couldn’t put it down, wanting to find out the solution. I do enjoy Nordic noir and this is a nice addition to that body of literature.
The authors kindly provided a cast of characters in the beginning and a pronunciation guide at the end for all the Icelandic names. I wish I had reviewed the pronunciation guide before reading the book as I realized some of the inflections I used were totally wrong!
Thanks to #netgalley and #stmartinspress #minotaurbooks for the ARC.
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