Description
In a remote corner of Iceland, a psychiatrist is drawn into a case that begins with vandalism and quickly deepens into something far stranger—one that seems to reach beyond the living. As Freyr investigates, the story alternates with the experiences of three friends renovating a deserted village home, where the past lingers in the walls and the boundaries between memory and haunting blur. With a carefully plotted, patient pace, the novel blends mystery and ghost-story dread, building toward answers that feel both intimate and unsettling. Dark themes of trauma, guilt, and the stories people try to bury come alive in Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s signature style—where crime logic meets horror imagination.
Available Editions
paperback
Hodder & Stoughton
Published Jan 1, 2012
400 pages
ISBN: 9781444738490
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First Published
2012
Language
eng
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