The Clues in the Fjord
The Clues in the Fjord
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A dark and twisted Nordic noir novel, set in the chilling Iceland fjords. #1 bestseller across all formats in Finland with almost 200,000 copies sold.
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The Clues in the Fjord by Satu Rämö
*WINNER OF THE 2025 PETRONA AWARD* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025* 'Satu Rämö's Hildur series is a wildly successful publishing phenomenon that has put the genre of "Nordic blue" on Europe's literary map' The Guardian 'Atmospheric and startlingly original' Sunday Times Hildur Rúnarsdottir is the only police detective working on the isolated west coast of Iceland. She is desperate to forget her traumatic past by burying herself in her cases alongside her new trainee, Jakob Johanson. But Jakob's life has its own complications, and it soon becomes clear that neither can run from their pasts for long. When a local man is found with his throat slit, underneath an avalanche that has buried much of the evidence, Hildur and Jakob must set their own problems aside and unravel the dark secrets to expose a killer . . . Translated by Kristian London Praise for Satu Rämö: 'Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, a police detective who surfs the icy waters of Iceland, barrels into the genre like a tsunami. This book must be read in one sitting' Max Seeck, NYT and Der Spiegel bestselling author 'Rämö plans to continue Hildur's story, and if she does it as well as in this, her debut novel, she may become a significant new name in Nordic crime fiction' Helsingin Sanomat
Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, a police detective who surfs the icy waters of Iceland, barrels into the genre like a tsunamiThis book must be read in one sitting. * Max Seeck, NYT and Der Spiegel bestselling author *
In addition to the fine and moody description of the milieu, the plotting of the novel is cleverly woven, and the characters in their everyday life are believable. Rämö plans to continue Hildur's story, and if she does it as well as in this, her debut novel, she may become a significant new name in Nordic crime fiction. * Helsingin Sanomat *
Atmospheric and startlingly original ... Rämö brings an outsider's eye to a novel steeped in Icelandic history, and the effect is mesmerising * Sunday Times *
In addition to the fine and moody description of the milieu, the plotting of the novel is cleverly woven, and the characters in their everyday life are believable. Rämö plans to continue Hildur's story, and if she does it as well as in this, her debut novel, she may become a significant new name in Nordic crime fiction. * Helsingin Sanomat *
Atmospheric and startlingly original ... Rämö brings an outsider's eye to a novel steeped in Icelandic history, and the effect is mesmerising * Sunday Times *
Satu Rämö is a bestselling Finnish-born crime author who has lived in Iceland for the past twenty years. Her Nordic crime Hildur series has sold over one million copies worldwide and has been a bestseller in Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Germany. A TV adaptation will premiere in 2026 and the series has also been adapted for the stage. Satu has also published numerous bestselling, prizewinning non-fiction titles in her native Finland.
She lives with her Icelandic husband and two children in the small town of Ísafjörður in northwest Iceland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781804188408 |
| ISBN 10 | 1804188409 |
| Title | The Clues in the Fjord |
| Author | Satu Rämö |
| Series | Hildur |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2024-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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