Review by odorisan
-well written and engaging novel
-lifestyle of the 70s depicted accurately
-characters seemed realistic in their behavior
-pronunciation guide at the back of the book is useful
Availability
| Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Calvin Park Branch | Fiction MYSTERY Ragna | On loan until: 03/Jun/25 | 1 |
 | Central Branch | Fiction MYSTERY Ragna | Copies Available | 1 |
| Central Branch | Fiction MYSTERY Ragna Basement | On loan until: 10/Jun/25 | 1 |
| Mountain Grove Branch | Fiction MYSTERY Ragna | Copies Available | 1 |
| Sydenham Branch | Fiction MYSTERY Ragna | On loan until: 12/Jun/25 | 1 |
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Summary & Details
Full Record Details Table
| Title Statement | Reykjavík / Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir; translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb. |
|---|---|
| Author | Ragnar Jónasson, 1976- |
| Additional Contributors | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| Cribb, Victoria | |
| Ragnar Jónasson,1976- | |
| Publication | New York: Minotaur Books,2023. |
| Edition | First U.S. edition. |
| Extent of Item | 370 pages ; |
| ISBN | 9781250907332 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07094958 |
| General Notes | Originally published in Icelandic: Reykjavík : Veröld Publishing, 2022. |
| Languages | Translated from the Icelandic. |
| Summary | "With over three million copies sold worldwide, Ragnar Jónasson, along with Katrín Jakobsdóttir, brings us a gripping and chilling new thriller, Reykjavík. What happened to Lára? Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland's most infamous unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there? Thirty years later, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lára's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lára's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved ... "-- |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Cold cases (Criminal investigation)--Fiction |
| Journalists--Fiction--Iceland | |
| Missing persons--Fiction--Investigation | |
| By Location | Reykjavík (Iceland)--Fiction |
| By Genre | Detective and mystery fiction |
| Novels | |
