The Mist : Hidden Iceland Series, Book Three

Pre-order the final nail-biting instalment in the critically acclaimed Hidden Iceland series 'No country associated with the label Nordic noir is as bleak, cold, snowy and empty as Iceland. And no crime writer portrays those elements as evocatively and scarily as Ragnar Jonasson' The Times Just before Christmas a winter blizzard sweeps across Iceland. In their remote farmhouse, Erla and Einar are hunkering down for the night - when there's a knock at the door. It's a stranger, desperate for shelter. They take him in - but they'll wish they hadn't. Because this man is not who he says he is. And, when the power cuts out, it's the beginning of a terrifying ordeal . . . Later, Detective Hulda Hermannsdottir - recovering from a family tragedy - is called to an isolated farmhouse. Bodies await her and a haunting mystery . . . The final instalment in Ragnar Jonasson's acclaimed Hidden Iceland series completes the story of Detective Hulda Hermannsdottir. Praise for Ragnar Jonasson '[The Darkness is] Superb. . . chilling . . . one of the great tragic heroines of contemporary detective fiction' Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month 'A modern take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom' Ian Rankin 'A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens. First rate and highly recommended' Lee Child 'Chilling - a must-read' Peter James 'Page-turning stuff with an unexpected ending!' James Swallow 'Was gripped from the start of this brilliantly told story. And left wide-eyed with shock at the ending' Fiona Barton 'A true masterpiece . . . a plot full of twists and turns and an ending that leaves you gasping for air' Yrsa Sigurdardottir