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Nightblind / Ragnar Jonasson ; translated by Quentin Bates.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Icelandic Series: Dark Iceland. 2 | Ragnar Jónasson, Dark Iceland series ; 02.Publication details: London : Orenda Books, 2016.Edition: B-format editionDescription: 215 pages : 2 maps ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781910633113 (paperback)
  • 1910633119
Other title:
  • Night blind
Uniform titles:
  • Nattblinda. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 839.6935 23
LOC classification:
  • PT7511.R285 N3813 2016
Summary: Siglufjordur: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thor Arason: a local policeman, whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt him. The peace of this close-knit community is shattered by the murder of a policeman shot at point-blank range in the dead of night in a deserted house. With a killer on the loose and the dark arctic winter closing in, it falls to Ari Thor to piece together a puzzle that involves tangled local politics, a compromised new mayor, and a psychiatric ward in Reykjavik, where someone is being held against their will. Then a mysterious young woman moves to the area, on the run from something she dare not reveal, and it becomes all too clear that tragic events from the past are weaving a sinister spell that may threaten them all. Dark, chilling and complex, Nightblind is an extraordinary thriller from an undeniable new talent.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Fiction - Crime JON Dark Bk.2 Issued 08/05/2024 067739
Total reserves: 0

First published in Icelandic as "Nattblinda" in 2015.

Includes an excerpt from "Blackout".

Siglufjordur: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thor Arason: a local policeman, whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt him. The peace of this close-knit community is shattered by the murder of a policeman shot at point-blank range in the dead of night in a deserted house. With a killer on the loose and the dark arctic winter closing in, it falls to Ari Thor to piece together a puzzle that involves tangled local politics, a compromised new mayor, and a psychiatric ward in Reykjavik, where someone is being held against their will. Then a mysterious young woman moves to the area, on the run from something she dare not reveal, and it becomes all too clear that tragic events from the past are weaving a sinister spell that may threaten them all. Dark, chilling and complex, Nightblind is an extraordinary thriller from an undeniable new talent.

Translated from the Icelandic.

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