{"product_id":"9781916788947-snowblind-10th-anniversary-edition","title":"Snowblind: 10th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Iconic Nordic Noir Bestseller in a 10th Anniversary edition, including NEW Dark Iceland series mystery, FADEOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe seminal, multi-million-copy Icelandic bestseller, \u003ci\u003eSnowblind,\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates its tenth anniversary, including a never-before-published Ari \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThór\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e prequel, \u003ci\u003eFadeout.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson’s seminal, multi-million-copy bestselling mystery, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSnowblind,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e celebrates its tenth anniversary, including a never-before-published Ari Thór prequel, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFadeout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Introduction by Anthony Horowitz***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***FIRST NEW Dark Iceland mystery since 2020***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe blizzard returns…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A modern Icelandic take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom…’ \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty’ \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Seductive … Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully’\u003cb\u003e Ann Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended’\u003cb\u003e Lee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***More than 5 million copies sold worldwide***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSNOWBLIND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSiglufjörður:\u003c\/b\u003e an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past that he's unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre, Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn avalanche and unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass, and the 24-hour darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge, as curtains begin to twitch, and his investigation becomes increasingly complex, chilling and personal. Past plays tag with the present and the claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness – blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTaut and terrifying, \u003ci\u003eSnowblind\u003c\/i\u003e is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFADEOUT – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ari Thór Arason receives a staggeringly high bill for a foreign credit card that was taken out in his name, his life takes a turn he never anticipated. The bill in question belongs to his namesake – his father, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances when Ari was only a child.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSeeking answers, Ari Thór travels to London to investigate, hoping to learn the truth about what happened to his father all those years ago, and discovering far more than he could ever have imagined…\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e––––––––\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'His first novel to be translated into English has all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunnit although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A chiller of a thriller' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Required reading' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'This classically crafted whodunit holds up nicely, but Jonasson's true gift is for describing the daunting beauty of the fierce setting, lashed by blinding snowstorms that smother the village in \"a thick, white darkness\" that is strangely comforting' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Morally more equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A stunning murder mystery by one of Iceland's finest writers' \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'There is a young pretender beavering away, his eye on the crown: Ragnar Jónasson…' \u003cb\u003eBarry Forshaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'As dazzling as its title implies' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'An isolated community, subtle clueing, clever mis-direction and more than a few surprises combine to give a modern day Golden Age whodunnit. I look forward to the next in the series' \u003cb\u003eDr John Curran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'The best sort of gloomy storytelling' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'The prose is stark and minimal … bleakly brilliant' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMetro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A chilling, thrilling slice of Icelandic Noir' \u003cb\u003eThomas Enger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56348850749814,"sku":"9781916788947","price":14.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36366405.jpg?v=1759442874","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781916788947-snowblind-10th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}