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The Island
The Island: A Thriller | Ragnar Jonasson
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The newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene has arrived with a superb followup to The Darkness.Shortlisted for the Crime Novel of the Year Award in IcelandThird Place, Novel of the Year Award 2016 in Iceland, selected by booksellersOne of the bestselling novels in Iceland in 2016Autumn of 1987 takes a young couple on a romantic trip in the Westfjords holiday - a trip that gets an unexpected ending and has catastrophic consequences.Ten years later a small group of friends go for a weekend in an old hunting lodge in Elliaey. A place completely cut off from the outside world, to reconnect. But one of them isn't going to make it make alive. And Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdttir is determined to find the truth in the darkness.Ragnar Jonasson burst onto the American scene with Snowblind and Nightblind, the first two novels in the Ari Thor thriller series, and the praise was overwhelming. With The Darkness, he launched a new series featuring a completely new sleuth, Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir of the Reykjavik Police department. The Island is the second book in this series.
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Jolynne
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Atmospheric crime novel is a good description.

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Freespirit
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This is a solid crime thriller. Four friends visiting a remote island and only 3 return. For me it was the setting that resonated….Iceland. A perfect place for a murder..isolated and beautiful. My last overseas holiday before Covid hit was to Iceland in 2019. Such a wonderful destination!! Oh how I miss travel😍
#iceland #crime #thriller

CarolynM What lovely photos😍 2y
Jeg I‘m with you on Iceland. One of my favourite places. So glad I was able to do so much travelling before covid. Waiting now to see what travel will be like now. 2y
Freespirit Thanks @CarolynM such a great holiday❤️ 2y
Freespirit I‘m waiting too @Jeg I‘m thinking 2024.. if I can wait that long😊 2y
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amywithbooks
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My last two reads!
The Island is book 2 in the Hidden Iceland series- I really enjoy Hulda's character and I look forward to reading the final book soon!

I did enjoy The Murder Rule but it was VERY different from her Cormac McCarthy series. A little far-fetched but a good fast paced read!

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amywithbooks
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Definitely needing this escape right now. I just can't stop thinking of those 19 babies in Texas 😔

Suet624 Me either 2y
StaceGhost Same. I keep thinking it could have been prevented if we‘d done something after sandy hook. 2y
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kspenmoll
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#20in4 #readathon #august27toaugust30

Just finished The Heiress, reading for 2 hours this afternoon. Finished The Island last night; could not sleep so listened 4 hours. Snuck 20 minutes of reading The Night Hawks at work today. Plan to enjoy dinner then read more tonight.

Andrew65 They all look great books. 3y
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kspenmoll
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#20in4 #readathon #August27toAugust30 #Friday #day1

Friday stats:
Finished Deadly Dram after about an hour of listening. #audio
Started The Island- listened 45 minutes #audio
Read 40 pages of After the Armistice.
Worked yesterday. So did start any of these until making dinner & bedtime.

Busy weekend but hoping to get 20 minutes in this morning.

Andrew65 Good first day 👏👏👏 3y
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Heatherfeather
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Damn I wanted to love this. First chapter was awesome. Setting is incredible. But I just didn't connect. Maybe it was the translated prose? Or the staccato style to the chapters? Still, I'm intrigued by the Icelandic setting to try another one of his books.

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Twocougs
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Dark Nordic noir,perfect for a cold winter day.

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CaitlinR
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You need to maintain a high level of trust when reading Ragnar Jonasson: trust that the seemingly unrelated stories will come together; trust that you‘ll really get to know all of the characters; and trust that the mystery WILL be solved.

Hulda Hermannsdotter is a great character. Be sure that you read THE DARKNESS, the first in the series, for her back story. We‘re told that the series is a trilogy. I hope there are more than that!

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Booksnchill
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Because the library hold came in and it‘s storming outside, that‘s why...🥃🐾⛈ #DogsOfLitsy #WhiskeyAttitude

Heatherfeather Hello doggie! I have that on my TBR too 5y
Cinfhen Hi Whiskey!!!! 5y
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Booksnchill @Cinfhen hello my friend!💖🥃🐾 5y
Cinfhen Love to you as well, Rebecca 😘😘 5y
Booksnchill @Cinfhen 😘☺️ 5y
brit91 Cute dog!😍🐶📚 5y
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Heatherfeather
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20% off member sale at Anderson's means still spending more than I should 😁

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Jeg
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Enjoyed the story. Also I love Iceland and loved the descriptions.
Only thing a bit confusing was that two of the characters had similar names.
I read it in a day. Had to know how it ended. Not too bad really . The ending that is.
@MrsMalaprop

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charl08
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Had to put this down last night (work) and can't pick it up today (work). Half way through and they're dropping like flies and I want to know how it ends!!

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kezzlou85
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This is the second in the series following Hulda. This was a really good story once I got into it. It took some following at the beginning with various things happening especially the babysitting scene but it all comes together in the end. The plot was good and the murder interesting. I did figure it out before the end except one of the twists that was very clever.
I look forward to the next book.
#Netgalley

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Lel2403
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Just started this ARC from netgalley.....Icelandic Noir.....

Cathythoughts I‘ve read some of his other books. Look forward to your thoughts 5y
rockpools Ooh. How is it so far? And do you think it works as a standalone? They‘ve just emailed me and my ‘No more ARCs til I have a 75% rating‘ plan is wobbling all over the place! (edited) 5y
Lel2403 @RachelO 😂 I‘d just got to 77% and this came along....so far it‘s very good....as it‘s a prequel to The Darkness I‘m sure it can be read as a standalone 5y
rockpools @Lel2403 😆👍Thank you! One day I‘ll make it out of the 60s (or 50s 😱). But this is tempting! 5y
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