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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer

Paperback (15 Jan 2026)

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Publisher's Synopsis

PRE-ORDER THE NEXT GRIPPING MYSTERY FROM 'NEXT-GEN NORDIC STAR' (LA TIMES) AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, RAGNAR JONASSON

'ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY' DAILY MAIL

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

'A master of the Icelandic thriller' NEW YORK POST

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One winter evening, bestselling crime author Elìn S. Jónsdóttir goes missing.

There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective, Helgi, to crack the case before it's leaked to the press.

As he interviews the people closest to her - a publisher, an accountant, a retired judge - he realises that Elìn's life wasn't what it seemed. In fact, her past is even stranger than her stories.

As the case of the missing crime writer becomes more mysterious by the hour, Helgi must uncover the secrets of a very unexpected life, before someone else goes missing . . .

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Penguin Books

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Book information

ISBN: 9781405968973
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 500g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 35mm