Snowblind
A Thriller
by Ragnar Jonasson
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Pub Date Jan 31 2017 | Archive Date Feb 12 2018
St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books
Description
Where: A quiet fishing village in northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors. It is accessible only via a small mountain tunnel.
Who: Ari Thor is a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik. He has a past that he's unable to leave behind.
What: A young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed elderly writer falls to his death. 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.
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.
Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781250096074 |
| PRICE | $25.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
Featured Reviews
Robert C, Bookseller
Ragnar Jonasson has penned a claustrophobic mystery that kept me riveted from the first page, Ari Tho Arason, a rookie policeman from Reykjavik leaves his girlfriend and his past behind to accept a post in Siglufjörður, a small, quiet fishing village in the north of Iceland. The town, isolated by a road that is often blocked due to snow, is rocked with murders in the winter of 2009. How to find a murderer in a town where everyone knows everyone and their secrets. It's up to Ari, the outsider, to find the murderer before he or she strikes again.
Jonasson does an excellent job in this mystery, both in the plot and his descriptions of Siglufjörður, a town that holds many secrets. Added to that, the claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in the town. Ari is young, and does make many mistakes, but his tenacious ability to see that justice is done serves him well. Fans of Nordic crime and perhaps Louise Penney will enjoy this Icelandic treat. I cannot wait for the sequel.
Thank you St. Martin's for the Net Galley copy in exchange for this unbiased review.
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