Reykjavík

A classic mystery from Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s prime minister, and bestselling Icelandic crime writer Ragnar Jónasson. Back in 1956, a 14-year-old girl, Lara, disappeared without a trace at the end of the summer. She had been working as a maid for a well connected couple who spent summers on Videy, a remote island off the coast from Reykjavík. Eventually, Lara’s disappearance became Iceland’s most infamous unsolved case. On the 30th anniversary of the event, Valur Robertsson—a young, ambitious journalist—takes up the case, publishing a series of articles that imply he has new information, setting the nation on edge. But just when the public expects a revelation, the narrative takes a 180-degree spin, and the threat of violence becomes all too real. While it’s a well-done mystery, Reykjavík also provides tremendous insight into Iceland at a time of change, expasnion, and corruption. Sure to appeal to a broad swath of crime-fiction readers.