Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2020. Evidently, fans of his Dark Iceland series begged the author to write one more book about Ari Thór Arason, and Jónasson obliged. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Please try your request again later. But don’t worry if you haven’t read the previous novels as it can be read as a standalone. Winterkill by Ragnar Jonasson is part of a series, however, I read it as a standalone and it worked just fine. Chilling, claustrophobic and disturbing, Winterkill is a startling addition to the multi-million-copy bestselling Dark Iceland series and cements Ragnar Jónasson as one of the most exciting and acclaimed authors in crime fiction. Jonasson’s work has been called “Icelandic noir of the highest order, with Jónasson’s atmospheric sense of place, and his […] THE STUNNING FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES**Sunday Times BOOK OF THE MONTH**‘Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me … possibly the best Scandi writer working today’ Lee Child‘Is this the best crime writer in the world today? The conclusion to the brilliant Dark Iceland series. I started this series last year, fell head over heels in love with it, and have binge read the last 3 books this month. Praise for Ragnar Jónasson ‘Nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction' The Times Unfortunately, it shows. … Truly a master of his genre’ The Times'The engaging Ari Thor returns in this darkly claustrophobic tale. Actually I am being kind. Easter weekend is approaching, and snow is gently falling in Siglufjörður, the northernmost town in Iceland, as crowds of tourists arrive to visit the majestic ski slopes. Although, it has to be said, it feels perhaps a little less remote these days, a new road making the village more accessible to tourists and icelanders alike, and making it a little more crowded than Ari Thór thinks it really needs to be. A family reunion is planned for the holiday, but a violent blizzard is threatening and there is an unsettling chill in the air.Three days before Easter, a nineteen-year-old local girl falls to her death from the balcony of a house on the main street. I have an extract to share with you from this final instalment in the Dark Iceland series but first, let's first see what Winterkill is all about. But no matter, it gives us the ending we all wanted to this series. Ready to discover another great book for this 2020? Of course it may spoil come moments in the personal life of Ari Thór but in terms of the mystery itself everything here is new. —Anthony Horowitz, "Fans of dark crime fiction that doesn't pull punches will be amply rewarded." Ragnar Jonasson’s books are always the perfect read for this time of year, and it is something I have come to look forward to as the winter approaches. You’ll definitely want to read the first five books once you read this one. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2020. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Thank you, and goodnight, Ari Thor, sofðu vel. I am sad to see Ari go, but I was glad to have this ending. Of course it may spoil come moments in the personal life of Ari Thór but in terms of the mystery itself everything here is new. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2020. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. 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Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Winterkill – the blurb. Jonasson was born in Reykjavik the capital of Iceland, where he has lived and worked for most of his life. He is a young police officer who has migrated from Reykjavik to the small town of Siglufjordur on Iceland’s northern coast. Even though every time we head back something has changed, even if only subtly so, I' still happy heading north through the snow and the ice and spending time in that remote Northern Iceland village. Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020, xxx xxx xxx addresses. —, "Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense." Chilling, claustrophobic and disturbing, Winterkill is a startling addition to the multi-million-copy bestselling Dark Iceland series and cements Ragnar Jónasson as one of the most exciting and acclaimed authors in crime fiction. —. While not a bad book by any stretch of the imagination, Winterkill felt flat to me, as if Jónasson's mind had already moved to greener writing pastures. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2020. Translated from French by David Warriner, Winterkill is described as ‘chilling, claustrophobic and disturbing’, and sees the return of Ari Thór Arason for one last time. Some novels written in Icelandic don't have too much detail about the setting because it is familiar to residents, but this book does Siglufjorður justice so you can really feel that sense of beauty, but also the closing in and isolation. There is something comforting about being back in Siglufjörður and back in the world of Ari Thór Arason. Winterkill is only the second book I’ve read in Ragnar Jónasson’s Dark Iceland series (the other was the previous book in the series, Whiteout) but I’m sure even those who haven’t read any of the previous books will be able to enjoy this skillfully crafted crime thriller. 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