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The Day Is Dark
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 4
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Series: Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 4
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Ashes to Dust
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 3
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Philip Roughton
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 10 hrs
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Bodies are discovered in one of the excavated houses at a volcanic tourist attraction dubbed 'The Pompeii of the North'. Markus Magnusson, who was only a teenager when the volcano erupted, falls under suspicion and hires attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir to defend him—but when his childhood sweetheart is murdered, his case starts to look more difficult, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up.
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Someone to Watch Over Me
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 5
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Philip Roughton - translator
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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A young man with Down's syndrome has been convicted of burning down his care home and killing five people, but a fellow inmate at his secure psychiatric unit has hired Thora to prove Jakob is innocent. If he didn't do it, who did? And how is the multiple murder connected to the death of Magga, killed in a hit and run on her way to babysit?
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The Silence of the Sea
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 6
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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A luxury yacht arrives in Reykjavik harbour with nobody on board. What has happened to the crew, and to the family who were on board when it left Lisbon? Thora Gudmundsdottir is hired by the young father's parents to investigate, and is soon drawn deeper into the mystery. What should she make of the rumours saying that the vessel was cursed, especially given that when she boards the yacht she thinks she sees one of the missing twins? Where is Karitas, the glamorous young wife of the yacht's former owner? And whose is the body that has washed up further along the shore?
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My Soul to Take
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 2
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Bernard Scudder - translator, Anna Yates
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently renovated farmhouse, which turns out to be notorious for being haunted. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon by the owner of the resort—the prime suspect in the case—to represent him. Her investigations uncover some very disturbing occurrences at the farm decades earlier—things that have never before seen the light of day....
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Last Rituals
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 1
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Bernard Scudder - translator
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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A young man is found brutally murdered, his eyes gouged out. A student of Icelandic history in Reykjavik, he came from a wealthy German family who do not share the police's belief that his drug dealer murdered him. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is commissioned by his mother to find out the truth, with the help—and hindrance—of boorish ex-policeman Matthew Reich. Their investigations into his research take them deep into a grisly world of torture and witchcraft both past and present, as they draw ever closer to a killer gripped by a dangerous obsession.
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Gallows Rock
- A Nail-Biting Icelandic Thriller With Twists You Won't See Coming
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it. The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible.
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Not bad
- By elizabeth b. on 26-07-2020
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Ashes to Dust
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 3
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Philip Roughton
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Bodies are discovered in one of the excavated houses at a volcanic tourist attraction dubbed 'The Pompeii of the North'. Markus Magnusson, who was only a teenager when the volcano erupted, falls under suspicion and hires attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir to defend him—but when his childhood sweetheart is murdered, his case starts to look more difficult, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up.
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Someone to Watch Over Me
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 5
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Philip Roughton - translator
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
A young man with Down's syndrome has been convicted of burning down his care home and killing five people, but a fellow inmate at his secure psychiatric unit has hired Thora to prove Jakob is innocent. If he didn't do it, who did? And how is the multiple murder connected to the death of Magga, killed in a hit and run on her way to babysit?
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The Silence of the Sea
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 6
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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A luxury yacht arrives in Reykjavik harbour with nobody on board. What has happened to the crew, and to the family who were on board when it left Lisbon? Thora Gudmundsdottir is hired by the young father's parents to investigate, and is soon drawn deeper into the mystery. What should she make of the rumours saying that the vessel was cursed, especially given that when she boards the yacht she thinks she sees one of the missing twins? Where is Karitas, the glamorous young wife of the yacht's former owner? And whose is the body that has washed up further along the shore?
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My Soul to Take
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 2
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Bernard Scudder - translator, Anna Yates
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently renovated farmhouse, which turns out to be notorious for being haunted. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon by the owner of the resort—the prime suspect in the case—to represent him. Her investigations uncover some very disturbing occurrences at the farm decades earlier—things that have never before seen the light of day....
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Last Rituals
- Thora Gudmundsdottir, Book 1
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Bernard Scudder - translator
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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A young man is found brutally murdered, his eyes gouged out. A student of Icelandic history in Reykjavik, he came from a wealthy German family who do not share the police's belief that his drug dealer murdered him. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is commissioned by his mother to find out the truth, with the help—and hindrance—of boorish ex-policeman Matthew Reich. Their investigations into his research take them deep into a grisly world of torture and witchcraft both past and present, as they draw ever closer to a killer gripped by a dangerous obsession.
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Gallows Rock
- A Nail-Biting Icelandic Thriller With Twists You Won't See Coming
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it. The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible.
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Not bad
- By elizabeth b. on 26-07-2020
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- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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A standalone thriller from the prizewinning queen of Nordic noir and author of the Thora Gudmundsdottir series. A chilling thriller from the author of The Silence of the Sea, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel. A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide. An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing.
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Great performance. Story is ok.
- By Tane Potaka on 15-05-2021
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The Absolution
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Very disappointing
- By elizabeth b. on 10-06-2020
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The Reckoning
- A Completely Chilling Thriller, from the Queen of Icelandic Noir
- By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Victoria Cribb - translation
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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Great twists and turns
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- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
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Twists turns tension
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On a cold day in Reykjavik, a baby goes missing from her pram. When the child's blanket washes up on the beach, and the mother is found dead, everyone's worst fears seem to have been realised. Eleven years later, and detective Huldar and child psychologist Freyja are now working in the same police building, on the same team. Freyja believes that personal and professional relationships must remain separate, however hard that may be.
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My favorite one yet
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Decent Scandi Noir
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Strange Shores
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A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge. Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is on the hunt. He is looking for Matthildur but also for a long-lost brother, whose disappearance in a snow-storm when they were children has coloured his entire life. He is looking for answers.
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Understanding grief
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Cold as Hell
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Interesting.
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Until Thy Wrath Be Past
- Rebecka Martinsson, Book 4
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In the first thaw of spring the body of a young woman surfaces in the River Torne in the far north of Sweden. Rebecka Martinsson is working as a prosecutor in nearby Kiruna, her sleep troubled by visions of a shadowy, accusing figure. Could the body belong to the girl in her dream? Joining forces with Police Inspector Anna-Maria Mella, Martinsson will need all her courage to face a killer who will kill again to keep the past buried under half a century of silent ice and snow.
Publisher's Summary
A chilling new case for Thora Gudmundsdottir, from Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson.
When all contact is lost with two Icelanders working in a harsh and sparsely populated area on the northeast coast of Greenland, Thora is hired to investigate.
Is there any connection with the woman who vanished from the site some months earlier? Why are the locals so hostile? And could one of the team staying at the site with Thora be responsible for the disappearances?
Already an international best seller, this fourth audiobook to feature Thora Gudmundsdottir is chilling, unsettling and addictive.
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