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1955. Two young couples move to the uninhabited, isolated fjord of Hedinsfj√∂r√∞ur. Their stay ends abruptly when one of the women meets her death in mysterious circumstances. The case is never solved. Fifty years later an old photograph comes to light, and it becomes clear that the couples may not have been alone on the fjord after all… In nearby Siglufj√∂r√∞ur, young policeman Ari Th√≥r tries to piece together what really happened that fateful night, in a town where no one wants to know, where secrets are a way of life. He‚Äôs assisted by √çsr√∫n, a news reporter in Reykjavik, who is investigating an increasingly chilling case of her own. Things take a sinister turn when a child goes missing in broad daylight. With a stalker on the loose, and the town of Siglufj√∂r√∞ur in quarantine, the past might just come back to haunt them. Haunting, frightening and complex, Rupture is a dark and atmospheric thriller from one of Iceland‚Äôs foremost crime writers. ‚ÄòTraditional and beautifully finessed… morally more equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons‚Äô Independent ‚Ä¢ ‚ÄòJonasson‚Äôs books have breathed new life into Nordic noir‚Äô Sunday Express ‚Ä¢ ‚ÄòBitingly contemporary in setting and tone‚Äô Express ‚Ä¢ ‚ÄòA modern take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom…‚Äô Ian Rankin ‚Ä¢ ‚ÄòA classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens … first rate and highly recommended‚Äô Lee Child ‚Ä¢ ‚ÄòChilling, poetic beauty… a must read!‚Äô Peter James ‚Ä¢ ‚ÄòBritish aficionados of Nordic Noir are familiar with two excellent Icelandic writers, Arnaldur Indridason and Yrsa Sigurdardottir. Here‚Äôs a third: Ragnar J√≥nasson … the darkness and cold are palpable‚Äô Marcel Berlins, The Times For fans of Trapped, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Agatha Christie and Ann Cleeves
