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Synopsis
With over three million copies sold worldwide, Ragnar J nasson, along with Katrin Jakobsd ttir, the Prime Minister of Iceland, brings us a gripping and chilling new thriller, Reykjavik.
In 1956, fourteen year old Lara decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavik. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland's most infamous unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?
Nearly thirty years later, the town of Reykjavik remains haunted by the mystery. On the anniversary of her disappearance, tabloid reporter Valur Robertsson decides to write a series of articles about Lara, hoping to uncover new evidence. The nation is told that Valur may be close to solving the case, and all eyes are on the young journalist.
Set against the backdrop of Reykjavik's evolving technological and political landscape, Valur and his sister Sunna dig deeper into Lara's disappearance. Brimming with unexpected betrayals and twists, Jonasson and Jakobsd ttir write a thrilling tale of two people battling against time to restore peace to a changing city, before violence strikes again.
Synopsis
With over three million copies sold worldwide, Ragnar J nasson, along with Katr n Jakobsd ttir, brings us a gripping and chilling new thriller, Reykjav k.
What happened to L ra?
Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old L ra decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjav k. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland's most infamous 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, as the city of Reykjav k celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into L ra's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjav k upon him, it soon becomes clear that L ra's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved . . .