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∧ Then ∧ Blackout, Ragnar Jónasson (translation by Quentin Bates)
On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer’s night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykajvik to investigate on her own, unaware that an innocent person’s life hangs in the balance. Ari Thór Arason and his colleagues on the tiny police force in Siglufjörður struggle with an increasingly perplexing case, while their own serious personal problems push them to the limit. What secrets does the dead man harbour, and what is the young reporter hiding? As silent, unspoken horrors from the past threaten them all, and the darkness deepens, it’s a race against time to find the killer before someone else dies… Dark, terrifying and complex, Blackout is an exceptional, atmospheric thriller from one of Iceland’s finest crime writers.
Because I needed to meet Ari Thor again!
≈ Now ≈ The Unquiet Dead, Ausma Zehanat Khan
Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto: the body of Christopher Drayton is found at the foot of the cliffs. Muslim Detective Esa Khattak, head of the Community Policing Unit, and his partner, Rachel Getty, are called in to investigate. As the secrets of Drayton’s role in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide of Bosnian Muslims surface, the harrowing significance of his death makes it difficult to remain objective. In a community haunted by the atrocities of war, anyone could be a suspect. And when the victim is a man with so many deaths to his name, could it be that justice has at long last been served?
I loved the campaign for this book and I’m finally diving in!
∨ Next ∨ A Single Step, Georgia Rose
‘The gun continued to be levelled at me. “Answer it…but don’t tell him I’m here or he’ll get to listen to you die.” That concentrated my mind considerably, and as I reached for my phone I came up with a plan…’
Emma Grayson was left devastated when her life was torn apart by tragedy and betrayal. Now someone believes it’s time for her to start again and puts an advert for a job through her door which leads her to the Melton Estate. Despite her desire for a solitary existence she finds herself discovering a life she could never have imagined, challenging her independence, her fears and her resistance to love.
A step outside of my comfort zone!
Hi Meggy,
As I noticed that ‘A Single Step’ is part of a trilogy, I’ll probably pass on this one, as I am notoriously bad at series reading, unless the books work well as stand alone stories.
The only thing which has put me off Nordic authors so far, is that so many of them rely on translations of their books. As you have previously read from this series though, I am assuming that you find this arrangement works quite well?
I am intrigued by the concept of a Muslim detective series and this is one I am definitely tempted to get into from the beginning.
2 out of 3 – not bad – Thanks for sharing and enjoy the reast of your week 🙂
Yvonne
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Hello! 🙂
I am slowly learning to appreciate series, but it’s always a bit harder than standalones! I’ll probably mention in the review if you can read A Single Step as a standalone 🙂
I studied translation for three years so I am very very picky when I read translated works, so usually, the ones you’ll find here are good, unless I say so in the review. I remember being appalled by a French translation of Game of Thrones and had to scream my frustration! This series from Ragnar Jonasson is in good hands and you can feel the writer’s style with precision, it doesn’t read like a translation.
The Unquiet Dead is very promising, isn’t it? 🙂
Have a great week, Yvonne!
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A Single Step sounds good- have a great reading week 😊
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I appreciate the change it’ll bring me. I’ve been reading about blood and I need a break! 🙂 Have a fab bookish week, Cleo! x
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I have never heard of Single Step before this post. I really like the sound of it especially from the excerpt at the top.I hope that you will enjoy all your books this week. Happy reading.
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A Single Step is intriguing and differs a bit from my usual reads, so I’m looking forward to it 🙂 Happy reading to you! x
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These all look great – keep gearing a lot about books by Ragnar Jónasson so need to read some! Great post 🙂 here’s my WWW post: https://snazzybooks.com/2017/07/26/www-wednesday-26-july-2017/
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Ragnar Jónasson has a reputation and I can say the books live up to it!! 😀
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Definitely One Single Step, although I’m not a fan of trilogies! Nice find, I’ve not heard of this one before!
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I’m really excited about trying out a book I don’t know much about! 🙂
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Happy reading Meggy. A different read every now and then is good, especially for us bookbloggers. I’m reading Broken Branches at the moment. I know you’ve read and reviewed that so it will be good to compare thoughts.
Amanda
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Thank you, Amanda! 🙂 I love mixing genres and it looks like I’m going to do this a lot more now 🙂 I hope you’re enjoying Broken Branches, I cannot wait to talk about it with you!
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It can be the perfect change of pace to step out of your reading comfort zone! I have a romance coming up and I’m looking forward to no murders:) Enjoy your reads!
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Enjoy yours too! I feel I’m also taking care of my favorite genre by walking away for a book or two 🙂
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A Single Step looks so good! 🙂 I’m intrigued! Have a great reading week.
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I’m glad A Single Step caught your eye! 🙂 Happy reading!
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Absolutely love the sound of Black Out! I’ll have to add that to my tbr!
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This series is so popular among Nordic Noir lovers, I can only recommend it! 🙂
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I have both Blackout and The Unquiet Dead on my TBR so I’ll be interested to hear what you think of them… 🙂
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Blackout might only get a quicky, but The Unquiet Dead will have a full review 🙂
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I’ve nominated your blog for the Mystery Blog Award-see the post here:https://embraceauthenticityblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/mystery-blogger-award-with-appreciation/
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Thanks a lot 🙂
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Oh, I really like the synopsis for A Single Step, that sounds quite good! Happy reading my Sweechie!! ❤ ❤
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Thanks a lot for stopping by, my lovely Sweechie! A Single Step does sound great 🙂 ❤ I'm in for a great weekend!
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Seems like you have some great books on your list for this week Meggy. I take it you enjoyed Blackout, I’m trying to guess from your comment if it was part of a series or a re-read for you! 🙂
I really hope you enjoy The Unquiet Dead and A Single Step. The cover for A Single Step really caught my eye, it’s gorgeous with all the flower petals. 🙂
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Blackout is part of a series, I don’t do reread, no time!!!:) I liked it, indeed! I’m really happy with the look of my reading list this week, which is always a plus! 🙂 xx
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I’d like to do re-reads but I never have the time either. 🙂
Oh that’s good to hear, it’s always nice when you have a great reading list! 😀
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I hope A Single Step is as good as it sounds!
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Me too! I love the cover and the book sounds so promising!
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Black Out definitely has an enticing cover!
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Glad you like it 😀 I love the series’ covers!
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Basically I always want to read any book you mention here… How do you do that? Poor poor TBR… 😉 I hope you will enjoy these and I will be looking forward to those reviews! ❤
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I’m Donna :p That’s how I do it, mouhahhahaha! I love that our tastes in books are similar because you feed my TBR too!!! ❤
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Hahaha very true!
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