Iceland
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (b. 1963) is an award-winning, no. 1 best-selling Icelandic crime fiction author. Sigurdardóttir made her crime fiction debut in 2005 with “Last Rituals”, the first installment in the Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series. She has since gone on to write a number of acclaimed stand-alone thriller novels, and is to date translated into more than 30 languages.
With “The Legacy”, the first novel in the award-winning series about child psychologist Freyja and police detective Huldar, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir has consolidated her position as one of the finest crime writers of our time, and a master storyteller at the top of her game.
DNA (THE LEGACY)
Translation: Мonika Ilkova & Irina Tumbovska
A young woman is brutally murdered in her home in Reykjavik. The only witness is her seven year old daughter. When another woman is murdered shortly thereafter, the police are at a loss.
SOGID (THE RECKONING)
Translation: Мonika Ilkova & Irina Tumbovska
Twelve years after the rape and murder of a young girl in Hafnarfjörður, a time capsule is unearthed in Reykjavík. In the capsule are ten-year-old letters from school children, describing what they think Iceland will be like in 2016.
AFLAUSN (THE ABSOLUTION)
Translation: Nina Rudikj
A teenager is brutally beaten to death in the cinema where she works, her body dragged into the night by the masked killer. Clips of her begging for forgiveness are sent to her friends from her Snapchat account. When the body is finally found it is marked “2”.
GATID (GALLOWS ROCK)
Translation: Elena Jošeska
A young and wealthy investor is found hanging by the neck at an old execution site in the Gálgahraun lava field. When his body is cut down it becomes apparent that this is no suicide.
BRUDAN (THE DOLL)
Translation: Nina Rudikj
A doll is caught in the net of a fishing boat. It’s covered in barnacles and worms after years in the ocean, but a woman onboard takes it home at the request of her young daughter. This simple act of kindness sets into motion a series of fateful events.
THOGN (THE FALLOUT) - NEW
Translation: Vesna Likar
On a cold day in Reykjavik, a baby goes missing from her pram. In her place, the father finds the body of a dead infant. The missing baby was born through a surrogacy agreement, one that started off well but quickly deteriorated.