Snowblind
By: Ragnar Jonasson ; translated by Quentin Bates
Contributors: Bates, Quentin, translator
Series: Dark Iceland -- 1
Publisher: Orenda Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781910633038; 9781910633045
Subjects: Fiction; Police
Other titles: Snow blind
Work titles: Snjoblinda
Description: Siglufjorour: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors - accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thor Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik - with a past that he's unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre, Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life. An avalanche and unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass, and the 24-hour darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge, as curtains begin to twitch, and his investigation becomes increasingly complex, chilling and personal. Past plays tag with the present and the claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness - blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose. Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights.
Notes: Translated from the Icelandic.