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The heart-pounding new mystery soon to be a major motion picture

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By: Ragnar Jónasson
Narrated by: Eleanor Jackson, Reice Weathers, Gil Sullivan, Jamie Maclachlan
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Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . .

The gripping stand-alone mystery from 'world-class crime writer' Ragnar Jónasson

In a deadly Icelandic snowstorm, four friends seek shelter in an abandoned hunting lodge. Miles from help, and knowing they will die out in the cold, they break in, hoping to wait out the storm until morning.

But nothing can prepare them for what's inside . . .

With no other option, they are forced to spend a long and terrifying night in the cabin: watching as intently and silently as they themselves are being watched.

As the night darkens, old secrets spill into the light, and tensions rise between the four friends. Soon it's clear that what they've discovered in the cabin is far from the only mystery lurking there.

Nor the only thing to be afraid of . . .

Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?' The Times

'An intensely gripping mystery, Ragnar Jonasson is a poet of the "dark, wet and cold", of the "gloom, cold and rain". The climactic revelations are credible and moving' The Times

'Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir' Daily Mail

'A mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller . . . works in every way' Booklist

© Ragnar Jónasson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Exciting Scary

Critic Reviews

Jonasson is a connoisseur of 'unrelenting darkness'; the atmosphere of paranoid claustrophobia [Jonasson] creates is so intense you can't help gripping the book as tightly as possible
Entertaining, suspenseful and twisty. Highly recommended for fans of Ragnar Jonasson and suspense thrillers in general
Lord of the Flies for grown-ups
Chillingly terrifying, brilliantly entertaining, captivating the reader from page one. Impossible to put down
The author describes the difficult conditions of the four main characters in such a brilliant way that in an instant the reader finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings which neither the reader nor the characters can control
A superb page-turner, Outside breathes fresh and unsettling life into the classic locked room mystery (Kevin Wignall)
Raw with cold and rich in atmosphere, Outside is an Arctic Inspector Calls for a new generation (Matt Wesolowski)
His best yet . . . Having read all of Jonasson's previous offerings. Outside confirms that here is an author at the top of his game, with complete command of his audience
A stunningly original take on the looked-room mystery, where fear of a treacherous snowstorm outside an isolated hut is matched by mistrust among the terrified occupants. Tense. Very tense (Michael Ridpath)
Four friends find safety from a snowstorm in a remote Icelandic hut - or so they think. Jónasson's twisting, elegantly crafted story will keep you hooked till the very last page (William Ryan)
All stars
Most relevant
Really this story is long involved and dreary I stuck it out but I so wish I hadn’t the people were all so awful and I wish the hut had burned down with all inside.

Honestly I wish they had all died

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