Blackout: 2 (Dark Iceland) - Softcover

On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summers night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykajvik to investigate on her own, unaware that an innocent persons life hangs in the balance.

Ari Thr Arason and his colleagues on the tiny police force in Siglufjrur struggle with an increasingly perplexing case, while their own serious personal problems push them to the limit. As silent, unspoken horrors from the past threaten them all, and the darkness deepens, its a race against time to find the killer before someone else dies

Dark, terrifying and complex, Blackout is an exceptional, atmospheric thriller from one of Icelands finest crime writers.

Jnassons books have breathed new life into Nordic Noir Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express

A distinctive blend of Nordic Noir and Golden Age detective fiction economical and evocative prose, as well as some masterful prestidigitation Laura Wilson, Guardian

Jnassons writing is a masterful reinvention of the Golden Age classic style, both contemporary and timeless enclosed by the poetic beauty of the location Crime Review

A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens first rate and highly recommended Lee Child

'A modern take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom Ian Rankin