Reviews

• “Rämö is brilliant at creating atmosphere, vividly describing sudden changes in the weather in this coldest part of Iceland. She is a keen student of Icelandic culture and folklore, and her intimate knowledge of the rural economy has inspired a plot that must be unique in crime fiction. This is Nordic noir at its most original, based in an icy wilderness that’s almost otherworldly in its unfamiliarity.”

• “The quality stays consistently high /…/ seamlessly weaving multiple plotlines without ever letting them blur.”

• “Jakob lives up to every expectation.”

• “A carefully constructed storyline, Rämö keeps the reader tightly in her grip, revealing clues little by little about the strange events unfolding. The epilogue, following the conclusion, crowns the work with ruthlessness.”

• “A gripping, fast-paced crime novel that earns a full ten /…/ Rämö delivers precisely what readers have been waiting for.”