A stunning spy story ... Deighton remains the incomparable entertainer.

Exciting and well made.

Deliciously sharp and flawlessly accurate dialogue, breathtakingly clever plotting, confident character drawing ... a splendidly strongly told story.

The poet of the spy story.

'The wittiest of detective writers'

We follow three sisters in a maze of twists and turns in 1628 England. Grabs your attention

Pacey, immersive, and beautifully written. Takes women at the margins of history and makes us care about their stories

One of Britain's foremost writers of historical fiction . . . a masterful Hitchcockian thriller

A tense, pacey cat-and-mouse game set against a rich historical background

Haunting psychological novel tinged with the supernatural

With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jónasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending

Lean, compulsive. Great stories that combine traditional puzzle-solving of the golden age crime fiction with a moody expansive psychology

Fiendishy clever trilogy

A mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller . . . works in every way. The isolated village and the pre-smartphone 1980s setting create a sense of claustrophobia that combines with the villagers' secrecy and the hint of supernatural elements to infuse strong foreboding throughout what is ultimately revealed to be a story about trust

The Icelandic king of crime

A deeply atmospheric mystery

Few among the country's authors match Jonasson in conveying insular abandonment . . . excellent

Ragnar Jonasson's impeccable plotting is really a wonder of the crime genre . . . a masterfully conceived horror novel

Perfect for anyone who loves Nordic crime noir, the colder the better. The writing really brings alive a bleak, cold environment in which Una is struggling to survive and maintain her sanity

A demonic piece of horror

Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

Triumphant . . . Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense

Triumphant conclusion to the trilogy. Only Ragnar Jónasson has rendered hindsight so heartbreaking.

Is this the best crime writer in the world today? . . . He's truly a master of his genre

Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi writer working today

It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction

A world-class crime writer. One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction. A triumphant conclusion to the trilogy [that] makes Iceland's pre-eminence in the crime genre even more marked

The red hot crime writer from the frozen north . . . One of the most important voices on the international crime scene

A master of the Icelandic thriller.

Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir.

Compelling and challenging, A Slow Fire Burning explores the damage caused by betrayal and loss, and how this can manifest in disturbing acts of revenge and retribution. The author's first novel for four years is worth the wait and certain to cement her status as a publishing phenomenon.

Shocking, moving, full of heart ... deeply layered and intricately plotted ... A Slow Fire Burning shows a writer at the height of her powers

This tense and irresistible read is best binged in one sitting

Intricately interwoven plots and subplots, propulsive twists and a neat finale, a deliciously easy psycho drama to hungrily tear through.

A brilliant read

A psychological thriller that begins with a death on a canal boat and involves a cadre of shifty, damaged characters.

A multi-layered mystery simmering with secrets, resentments and griefs.