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Reykjavík

By: Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdottír
Narrated by: Bert Seymour, Tamaryn Payne
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What happened to Lara?

Iceland, 1956. Fifteen-year-old Lára spends the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík.

In early August, the girl disappears without a trace.

The mystery becomes Iceland's greatest unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?

Thirty years later in August, 1986, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lara's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lara's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved...

©2023 Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdottír (P)2023 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Fiction Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Private Investigators Thriller & Suspense Thriller Crime Detective Disappearance

Critic Reviews

A beautifully constructed mystery by two super smart partners in crime (ANTHONY HOROWITZ)
Brilliant. Very exciting, great fun, good characterization, and the atmosphere of the 80s is described in an enjoyable way. One of the best crime novels I've read in a long time (Gisli Marteinn Baldursson)
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enjoyed the narrator's work very much as was realistic, clear and believable, will look for this team of authors and narrators again

the Icelandic culture came through the story and the plot was able to hold interest of reader

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This crime story held my attention throughout the listening until the last chapter. So many unexpected twists throughout that contributed to the final outcome.

Reykjavik

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I liked Learning more about Iceland, including culture, what it was like in the 80’s and some Reykjavik history.
I found the very English accent of the female narrator, good though she was, inappropriate and jarring, for an Icelandic character.

Enjoyable read about a 30 year old cold case set in Iceland.

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