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.

Happy reading!

by Stephen Ronson

The Last Line is a WWII thriller where we are introduced to war veteran, John Cook.

Cook hears about a young girl who has disappeared since being evacuated from London and he makes it his business to find out where she, and countless other missing children, have gone.

What he discovers is beyond horrific and he will make those responsible pay.

I can only imagine what it must have been like for people in this country who lived through the war. Especially those who had to surrender their children to evacuation in the hope of keeping them safe. It doesn’t even bear thinking about it.

To think your child didn’t even reach their destination and to have no idea what has happened/is happening to them, I would never be able to rest.

Thankfully Cook won’t rest either. He is most definitely someone I would want on my side!

The Last Line is a compelling debut with an excellent storyline and brilliant characterisation. I hope there will be a book two!

‘John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940’s Britain’ – Damien Lewis

*****

May 1940.

With Nazi forces sweeping across France, invasion seems imminent. The English Channel has never felt so narrow.

In rural Sussex, war veteran John Cook has been tasked with preparing the resistance effort, should the worst happen.

But even as the foreign threat looms, it’s rumours of a missing child that are troubling Cook. A twelve-year-old girl was evacuated from London and never seen again, and she’s just the tip of the iceberg – countless evacuees haven’t made it to their host families.

As Cook investigates, he uncovers a dark conspiracy that reaches to the highest ranks of society. He will do whatever it takes to make the culprits pay. There are some lines you just don’t cross.

THE LAST LINE is a blistering action thriller combined with a smart noir mystery, played out expertly against the taut backdrop of the British home front.