The Girl Who Died : A Novel in Hardcover by Ragnar Jonasson – FIRST EDITION

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THE NAIL-BITING NEW STORY FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

"Is this the best crime writer in the world today? If you're looking for a mystery to get lost in during lockdown..."The Times, UK

"A world-class crime writer...One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction"Sunday Times, UK

"It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction." The Times, UK

From Ragnar Jónasson, the award-winning author of the international bestselling Ari Thór series, The Girl Who Died is a standalone thriller about a young woman seeking a new start in a secluded village where a small community is desperate to protect its secrets.

Teacher Wanted At the Edge of the World

Una wants nothing more than to teach, but she has been unable to secure steady employment in Reykjavík. Her savings are depleted, her love life is nonexistent, and she cannot face another winter staring at the four walls of her shabby apartment. Celebrating Christmas and ringing in 1986 in the remote fishing hamlet of Skálar seems like a small price to pay for a chance to earn some teaching credentials and get her life back on track.

But Skálar isn’t just one of Iceland’s most isolated villages, it is home to just ten people. Una’s only students are two girls aged seven and nine. Teaching them only occupies so many hours in a day and the few adults she interacts with are civil but distant. She only seems to connect with Thór, a man she shares an attraction with but who is determined to keep her at arm’s length.

As darkness descends throughout the bleak winter, Una finds herself more often than not in her rented attic space―the site of a local legendary haunting―drinking her loneliness away. She is plagued by nightmares of a little girl in a white dress singing a lullaby. And when a sudden tragedy echoes an event long buried in Skálar’s past, the villagers become even more guarded, leaving a suspicious Una seeking to uncover a shocking truth that’s been kept secret for generations.

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Ragnar Jonasson hailed as one of "the heirs to the Agatha Christie crown" by The Daily Telegraph (UK). 

A Sunday Times (UK) top ten bestseller!

"[Chilling] and atmospheric. Jonasson’s writing makes you feel claustrophobic, like you are really trapped at the end of the world... If you are looking for a dark and chilling Nordic Noir, look no further than The Girl Who Died." ―Mystery & Suspense 

"In Jonasson’s books, the harsh and unforgiving Icelandic winter might as well be its own character...a perfect storm of danger and intrigue." ―New York Post

"[A] masterfully conceived horror novel...Ragnar Jonasson's impeccable plotting is really a wonder of the crime genre." ―Dayton Daily News

"With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jónasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending." ―Sunday Express (UK)

"As in all Jónasson’s novels, The Girl Who Died features a cast of fascinating characters, a riveting plot, and a sense of a country that is unique for its language and culture. This is another outstanding Icelandic mystery." ―Marilyn's Mystery Reads blog

"This stand-alone, a mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller, works in every way." ―Booklist (starred review)

"The mystery of what exactly is going on in Skálar will hook Jonasson’s readers as much as it does Una, and the author expertly builds intrigue and suspense with each passing page...Known for his grittier Dark Iceland series of crime thrillers, Jonasson opts for a more moody, surreal tone in The Girl Who Died...[a] slow-building sense of dread and unease." ―BookPage

"The Girl Who Died
delivers Jónasson's usual sublime atmospheric puzzle but with bonus chills, courtesy of an apparently haunted house...Not for the first time, Jónasson demonstrates a gift for capturing the particular loneliness that attends physical isolation." ―Shelf Awareness

"An atmospheric, authentically shivery ghost story with criminal trimmings." ―Kirkus Reviews

“Far superior to most similarly themed thrillers.” ―Publishers Weekly

Praise for Ragnar Jonasson:
 

“Jonasson is an automatic must-read for me ... possibly the best Scandi writer working today.” ―Lee Child, internationally bestselling author of the Jack Reacher thrillers

“A world-class crime writer" ―The Sunday Times, UK

"Jónasson is a unique voice in this genre" ―The Times Literary Supplement, UK

"Is this the best crime writer in the world today?" ―The Times, UK

"Few writers at work today conjure atmosphere with such power" ―A.J. Finn

"Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully" ―Ann Cleeves

"Ragnar Jonasson is the Stephen King of Icelandic thrillers." ―She Reads 

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This is a brand new, hardcover book.  Dust jacket included.  FIRST (1st) EDITION / First Printing Minotaur, 2021

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