The Silence of the Sea
Thora Gudmundsdottir Book 6
$24.71
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2015
Summary
WINNER OF THE 2015 PETRONA AWARD
A Sunday Times ‘100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945’ pick!
The most chilling novel yet from the Queen of Nordic Noir, not to be missed for fans of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson.
‘Mummy dead.’ The child’s pure treble was uncomfortably clear. It was the last thing Brynjar - and doubtless the others - wanted to hear at that moment. ‘Daddy dead.’ It got worse. ‘Adda dea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444734485 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444734482 |
| Author: | Yrsa Sigurdardottir |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 283g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 157mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Thora Gudmundsdottir |
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Critics Review
(The Silence of the Sea has) a sense of excitement, anticipation and often menace that keep me reading until the end– Crime Warp Blog
An artfully constructed, highly entertaining read, more Golden Age than Nordic Noir … until the very last page. - Radio Times
The writing is excellent, the investigation scrupulous and the outcome miserable. - Literary ReviewNordic Noir at its very best - Irish IndependentYrsa Sigurdardottir is ensconced at or near the summit of Nordic crime writing… [her] most ambitious, deepest novel. - The Times on SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER MEGrimly compelling… a finely drawn portrait of a nation in shock. - Mail on Sunday on SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME(THE SILENCE OF THE SEA has) a sense of excitement, anticipation and often menace that keep me reading until the end - Crime Warp BlogAbout The Author
Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Yrsa Sigurdardottir, born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1963, is the author of the bestselling Thora Gudmundsdottir crime series and several stand-alone thrillers. Working 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. The Times Literary Supplement notes her work stands ‘comparison with the finest contemporary crime writing anywhere in the world’. 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.
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