9781405968973

An international bestselling crime writer is missing. Her concerned friends raise the alarm, and smart, young detective Helgi is called in to find her. But as Helgi investigates, the questions pile up:

Who was Elín Jónsdóttir really? Why did she stop writing at the peak of her fame? Might someone want to harm her?

‘One of the finest crime writers in the world today’ DAILY MAIL

‘Rooted in the Golden Age of crime fiction and full of charming literary allusions. Elegiac and satisfying’ SUNDAY TIMES

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129 X 198 MM 20.5 MM MATT LAM

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27/10/2025 11:40

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

JAN 2026

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RAGNAR JONASSON

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Soon, it’s clear that the greatest mystery Elín ever authored was herself. And solving her disappearance will take all of Helgi’s brilliant ingenuity . . .

THE MYSTERI US CASE OF THE MISSING CRIME WRITER

‘Jonasson is an automatic must-read’ LEE CHILD

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