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The Clues in the Fjord

Hildur, Book 1

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THE BRILLIANT FIRST BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING HILDUR SERIES, SOON TO BE A TV SHOW!

*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

©2024 Satu Rämö (P)2024 Bonnier Books UK Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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I loved this book, with a great sense of place and isolation. Gives a great taste of the lonely and remote Westfjords of Iceland. The book tells of a forbidding and desolate but beautiful land, and I absolutely don't want to go there!
The narrator is amazing and her wonderful pronunciation of names and place names adds to the mystery and atmosphere.
I did leave off half way through and listened to something lighter, but this is because it's a complicated story and takes some concentration.
There are some characters you want to side with and follow through their lives. Some mysteries are not solved at the end. An amazing and original story and I'm already listening to the next book in the series.

Atmospheric

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it’s well written and narrated. Have already downloaded the second book , that says it all really .

Atmospheric great story intriguing.

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I couldn’t wait to listen to the next chapter every time I finished one.

Perfectly paced and perfect toy read.

A real pleasure.

Thank you 😊

A really great story - beautifully read.

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The story was gripping and I loved all the characters. Nicely set up for a sequel too.

Descriptions of Iceland.

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The story started with a few disconnected events, and these combined with the Icelandic names meant I had to really listen to follow the plot. However, the characters were quite interesting, the location quite novel, and there were some background details about the country. The disconnected events found their connection eventually and the Icelandic names and pronunciation became more familiar. I will probably listen to another book by this author.

Interesting murder mystery

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