{"product_id":"the-island-a-thriller-paperback-1","title":"The Island: A Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene has arrived with a superb followup to \u003ci\u003eThe Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the Crime Novel of the Year Award in Iceland\u003cbr\u003eThird Place, Novel of the Year Award 2016 in Iceland, selected by booksellers\u003cbr\u003eOne of the bestselling novels in Iceland in 2016 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAutumn of 1987 takes a young couple on a romantic trip in the Westfjords holiday--a trip that gets an unexpected ending and has catastrophic consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years later a small group of friends go for a weekend in an old hunting lodge in Elliðaey. A place completely cut off from the outside world, to reconnect. But one of them isn't going to make it out alive. And Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is determined to find the truth in the darkness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRagnar Jónasson burst onto the American scene with \u003ci\u003eSnowblind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNightblind\u003c\/i\u003e, the first two novels in the Ari Thor thriller series, and the praise was overwhelming. With \u003ci\u003eThe Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, he launched a new series featuring a completely new sleuth, Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir of the Reykjavik Police department. \u003ci\u003eThe Island \u003c\/i\u003eis the second book in this series.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRAGNAR JONASSON is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over three million books in thirty-six countries worldwide. His books include the Dark Iceland series and the Hulda series. Jonasson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavik University. He has previously worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, and, since the age of seventeen, has translated fourteen of Agatha Christie's novels. Ragnar is the co-founder of the Reykjavik international crime writing festival Iceland Noir. His critically acclaimed international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is soon to be a major TV series, and \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e is soon to be a feature film. Jonasson lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769611419936,"sku":"9781250621856","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9ed7a7cea583cd1c2776fde5ab62fa16.webp?v=1780351905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-island-a-thriller-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}