Orenda Books Rupture Volume 3
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Description: THE THIRD INSTALMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIESOVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD With a stalker on the loose and the town of Siglufjörður in quarantine, a child goes missing, as Icelandic police officer Ari Thór Arason investigates the cold case of a mysterious death on an isolated fjord.'A world-class crime writer' Sunday Times'Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully' Ann Cleeves'A modern take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom.' Ian Rankin __1955. Two young couples move to the uninhabited, isolated fjord of Hedinsfjörður. Their stay ends abruptly when one of the women meets her death in mysterious circumstances. The case is never solved. Fifty years later an old photograph comes to light, and it becomes clear that the couples may not have been alone on the fjord after all. In nearby Siglufjörður, young policeman Ari Thór tries to piece together what really happened that fateful night, in a town where no one wants to know, where secrets are a way of life. He's assisted by 'srún, a news reporter in Reykjavik, who is investigating an increasingly chilling case of her own. Things take a sinister turn when a child goes missing in broad daylight. With a stalker on the loose, and the town of Siglufjörður in quarantine, the past might just come back to haunt them. Haunting, frightening and complex, Rupture is a dark and atmospheric thriller from one of Iceland's foremost crime writers. __'Traditional and beautifully finessed. morally more equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons' Independent'Jónasson's books have breathed new life into Nordic noir' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express' British aficionados of Nordic Noir are familiar with two excellent Icelandic writers, Arnaldur Indridason and Yrsa Sigurdardottir. Here's a third: Ragnar Jónasson . the darkness and cold are palpable' Marcel Berlins, Times' Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty' Peter James'Chilling, poetic beauty. a must-read!' Peter James'A clever, complex and haunting thriller . unexpected and gripping' Lancashire Post'A chiller of a thriller' Washington Post'Puts a lively, sophisticated spin on the Agatha Christie model, taking it down intriguing dark alleys' Kirkus Reviews'The best sort of gloomy storytelling' Chicago Tribune. Orenda Books Rupture Volume 3 - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Author: Spicewalker
Rating: 5
Review: Oh what a story. Much like the preceding novels, there are no big whizz bang revelations, no high speed chases and no intense moments of jeopardy but then this is what I like about this series of books. It is so beautifully written, such an absorbing read that relies on the building of atmosphere to deliver chills that it does not need to be. The way in which Ragnar Jónasson establishes and delivers the picture of the remote Icelandic town of Siglufjörður is just perfect, and more so with the descriptions of Hédinsfjörður which seems incredibly bleak and isolated. The descriptions of the journey made by one of the residents of Siglufjörður in order to take pictures of the remote fjord are inspired, as is much of the series, by his own Grandfather and his writings on the town, but are perfectly captured and recounted on the page here that it feels new and undiscovered. There are probably what seems, at first, to be three distinct threads throughout this book. The story of Jórunn and her unexplained death which Ari Thór is investigating; the story of the hit and run involving the politician’s son who thinks he is finally about to get his big break in the music industry, and the abduction of the small child by someone who may well have been stalking the family home. The story moves seamlessly between the three investigations with Ísrún providing the only true link between them. It means that a large portion of the book moves away from the traditional setting of Northern Iceland into the streets of Reykjavik and yet the atmosphere is no less taught. We already know Ísrún from her appearance in Black Out and are aware of her struggles, both personally and professionally. It is nice to learn even more about her character throughout the book, seeing her in her family situation as well as her professional one. She is a journalist through and through, with an engaging and enquiring mind, a nose for a story and a need to find the truth, if only not to be scooped by another journalist. In many respects she is very similar to Ari Thór with his need to discover the answer to the puzzle and this certainly helps the story to flow back and forth between the two locations. The mixture of cold case (no pun intended) and new is matched by the perfect pacing. There is more tension and a greater sense of jeopardy in the current cases, particularly that of the missing child, and Jónasson creates this with assured ease, tapping into the thoughts of the boys step-father, a man on the edge who is holding too many secrets of his own, and the utter despair and desolation of his mother as she weeps for her missing child. Even the urgency of Ísrún’s investigation, her frustration when she cannot get information from her police informant, is indicative of the flow of the story. It informs the pace. When it comes to the cold case back in Siglufjörður, the story visibly slows, echoing the isolation and slow yet bitter winds of its location. The creeping and growing sense of foreboding that Ari Thór feels when visiting the ruined farmstead with the Priest is surely also felt by the reader and whilst drawn in by whispers of the past, you also feel the need to escape. To move away as fast as possible before you too fall fowl of the depression which must have affected the family who lived there. Although not as dark as its predecessor, Black Out, it is still a story with a tainted and deepening shadow at its heart. All of the events are built upon a foundation of lies and deceit. Whatever the resolution, there can be no winners and the lives of all involved are clouded by indelible changes. Another superb read and a fine example of the way in which Jónasson uses atmosphere to create the ultimate sense of dread while not sacrificing the integrity and authenticity of the setting.
Author: sharon
Rating: 4
Review: It may not be the heat wave up here in Glasgow with 68 degrees as compared to temperatures in the high 80s down South but once again Ragnar Jonasson has sent my temperature plummeting with his chilling and captivating tales of Ari Thor! With Siglufjorour in quarantine, Ari Thor focuses his investigative skills on a mysterious death in the isolated fjord of Hedinsfjorour from the 1950s. Secrets are spilt and pasts unravelled as Ari Thor pieces together what really happened on that fateful night back in 1955. As always Ragnar manages to weave together seemingly unconnected threads in his novel and bring them back neatly together producing a tightly knitted and intelligent plot for the readers to relish. Oh Ari Thor, be still my beating heart, a deeply complex and brooding character with a certain sullenness about him who manages to make my temperature rise every time I pick up one of Ragnar’s books! Irsun, the TV journalist joins us again in Rupture and again I enjoyed learning more about her character, her personal and professional struggles. Each character in the book is effortlessly brought to life and steps out the page into the reader’s head. I get a real sense of familiarity when I read this series and almost feel as though I have come to Siglufjorour to meet up with some old friends. What always strikes me most about this series is the incredible ability Ragnar has in painting the reader a landscape so chilling, so bleak and so terribly realistic that it is impossible not to experience that sense of place inside your head. I defy anyone to read this series without feeling the need to wrap themselves up against the elements. I have a real yearning to visit Iceland now after devouring this series. Rupture is the 4th book in the Dark Iceland series and I’d highly recommend that you read the first three to immerse yourself fully in the experience. It is not a fast-paced wham bam thank you, mam, read; it is a delightfully dark and chilling exploration of a life in one of the most isolated communities in Iceland. Do not miss it!
