Death at the Sanatorium: The cosy, gripping mystery from the Sunday Times bestseller

· Random House
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'ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY' DAILY MAIL


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'A knowing, unnerving mystery' The Times

'Superbly told and packed with subtle nods to crime writers of the past, this is exquisite, delicate story-telling' Daily Mail

This is Jónasson on top form - Barry Forshaw, Financial Times

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AN OLD SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYING MURDER. FOUR SUSPECTS. AND A CASE THAT NEVER CLOSED.

WELCOME TO THE SANATORIUM

High up in the mountains stands a sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, it now sits haunted by the ghosts of its past.

One wing of the hospital remains open and houses six employees: the caretaker, two doctors, two nurses and a young research assistant.

Despite the wards closing decades ago, they remain at the hospital to conduct research. But the cold corridors, draughty windows and echoey halls are constant reminders of the building’s dark history.

When one of the nurses, Yrsa, is found brutally murdered, they discover that death has never left this place – and neither did its secrets. None can escape this terrifying legacy.

Despite just four suspects the case is never solved and remains open for two decades. Until a young criminologist named Helgi Reykdal attempts to finally lay the ghosts of the hospital's past to rest . . .

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Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?' The Times

'An automatic must-read for me' Lee Child

'A compelling voice in crime fiction' Clare Mackintosh

'Ragnar Jónasson . . . a great writer' Harlan Coben

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4.5
2 reviews
Marcella Fox
10 September 2024
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About the author

Ragnar Jónasson is the award-winning Icelandic author of the international bestselling Hulda series, the Dark Iceland series, and standalone crime fiction, with five million copies sold across 36 territories. Ragnar was also an executive producer of the CBS Studios TV series The Darkness, based on the first novel in his Hulda series, starring Lena Olin and directed by Lasse Hallström. His novel Outside is being developed for the screen by Ridley Scott.

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