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Yrsa Sigurdardottir - Absolution, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Del 3 i serien Freyja and Huldar

Absolution

A Menacing Icelandic Thriller, Gripping from Start to End

Av Yrsa Sigurdardottir

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Beskrivning
Translation from Icelandic by Victoria CribbThe new novel from the internationally bestselling, prizewinning, queen of Icelandic crime.All he wants is for them to say sorry.The police find out about the crime the way everyone does: on Snapchat. The video shows the terrified victim begging for forgiveness. When her body is found, it is marked with a number 2...Detective Huldar joins the investigation, bringing child psychologist Freyja on board to help question the murdered teenager's friends. Soon, they uncover that Stella was far from the angel people claim - but even so, who could have hated her enough to kill? Then another teenager goes missing, and more clips are sent. Freyja and Huldar can agree on two things at least: the truth is far from simple. And the killer is not done yet.A brilliantly suspenseful story about the dark side of social media, The Absolution will make you wonder what you should have said sorry for...Praise for Yrsa Sigurdardottir'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' Daily Express'A magnificent writer' Karin Slaughter'The undisputed queen of Icelandic Noir' Simon Kernick'Believe all the hype - this is crime at its best.' Heat
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2020-01-23
  • Mått: 130 x 199 x 27 mm
  • Vikt: 290 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Freyja and Huldar
  • Antal sidor: 416
  • Förlag: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9781473621633
  • Originaltitel: Aflausn
  • Översättare: Victoria Cribb
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Author of the bestselling Thora Gudmundsdottir crime series and several stand-alone thrillers, Yrsa Sigurdardottir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1963 and works as a civil engineer. She made her crime fiction debut in 2005 with LAST RITUALS, the first instalment in the Thora Gudmundsdottir series, and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Her work stands 'comparison with the finest contemporary crime writing anywhere in the world' according to the Times Literary Supplement. In 2015 THE SILENCE OF THE SEA won the Petrona Award for the year's best Scandinavian crime novel. All of her books have been European bestsellers. Victoria Cribb has translated over thirty-five books by Icelandic authors. Her translations of Moonstone and CoDex 1962 were both longlisted for the PEN America Translation Prize and in 2017 she received the Ordstír honorary translation award for services to Icelandic literature.

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Freyja and Huldar are one of the most intriguing crime detecting partnerships around and THE ABSOLUTION is a gripping, fascinating insight into the dark side of social media and children at risk. THE ABSOLUTION confirms Yrsa as a master storyteller with a satisfyingly slanted view of the world she recreates.

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