Nightblind (Dark Iceland Book 5)

by Ragnar Jónasson (Author), Quentin Bates (Translator)

I have absolutely loved book five of the Dark Iceland series! I love the setting and the cast of characters is quite diverse but they’re (mostly) quite easy to warm to. I feel like I get to know the main characters that little bit more with each addition to the series, which I love. I’m extremely curious to find out more about Ari Thór Arason’s father and what really happened to him.

I didn’t find the atmosphere of this book quite as oppressive as the previous books in the series. I’m not sure if that’s just because I feel used to being there now.

In Nightblind Ari Thór and Tomas are faced with the shooting of one of their own fellow police officers. Is it a targeted attack or was he in the wrong place at the wrong time? Either way, this one is personal. A complicated case for anyone, but especially for one recovering from the flu, with a new baby at home, and a rocky relationship to deal with at the same time.

I couldn’t wait to find out which direction this story would take and I was once again shocked, and saddened, once I discovered the truth.

Brilliant!

I’m looking forward to reading Winterkill.

THE FIFTH INSTALMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES

OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD

When a police officer is murdered in the dead of night, in the isolated Icelandic town of Siglufjörður, Ari Thór Arason faces a complex investigation that takes him back to the past, and some sinister secrets…

‘A modern take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery’ Ian Rankin

‘Bitingly contemporary in setting and tone’ Sunday Express

‘Seductive … Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully’ Ann Cleeves

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Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain tunnel.

Ari Thór 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 Thór 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.