The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jonasson – Cover Reveal

The first standalone novel from the author of the internationally bestselling, critically acclaimed HIDDEN ICELAND series.

Many thanks to Sriya Varadharajan from Michael Joseph for my spot on this cover reveal. Let’s first see what the book is about.

WHAT’S THE BOOK ABOUT

Una is devastated after the suicide of her father. So when she sees an advert seeking a teacher for two girls in Skálar on the storm-battered north coast of the island, she sees it as a chance to escape.

But once she arrives, Una quickly realises nothing in city life has prepared her for this. The villagers are unfriendly. The weather is bleak. And, from the creaky attic bedroom in the old house she’s living, she’s convinced she hears the ghostly sound of singing.

Una worries that she’s losing her mind. And then, just before Christmas, there’s a death in the village…

The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jonasson – Cover Reveal

And now let’s see the cover!

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October 2020 Reading Wrap-Up

Hiya friends! Presenting to you a wrap-up for the books I read in October 2020. I read 7 books this month which mostly comprise of thrillers/mystery and romance. Without further ado, let’s dive into the recap.

Monthly Reading Wrap-Up: October 2020

The Girl without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo – Review

The Girl Without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo – review

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

A mummified corpse is found on an ice cap in Greenland, which is initially thought to be that of a Viking dating back centuries. On the second day of covering the story, journalist Matthew Cave is shocked to witness a bloody spectacle at the site of discovery. The corpse is missing, and the spot where the mummy was kept is glistening red with blood. The lifeless, naked body of the police officer who was guarding the mummy during the night was lying there, and it was “gutted from groin to breastbone”.

Simultaneously, all the pictures of the corpse taken by the photographer disappear, and Matthew’s editor asks him not to report anything citing pressure from higher-ups. To keep himself occupied, Matthew starts digging into four unsolved, brutal murders that happened in 1973. Little does he know his investigation will open a Pandora’s box of lies and secrets. On top of this, he meets Tupaarnaq, a young woman released after being twelve years in prison for murdering her parents and two sisters. Is Tupaarnaq somehow related to these murders?