Death at the Sanatorium

Death at the Sanatorium

Fiction & Poetry, Crime, Thrillers & True Crime, Crime & Thrillers
Hardback Published on: 22/08/2024
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Synopsis

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

THE BEST NEW BOOKS OUT IN AUGUST i

'A knowing, unnerving mystery' The Times

'Superbly told and packed with subtle nods to crime writers of the past, this is exquisite, delicate story-telling' Daily Mail

This is Jónasson on top form - Barry Forshaw, Financial Times

As seen on Simon Mayo's BOOKS OF THE YEAR podcast

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AN OLD SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYING MURDER. FIVE SUSPECTS. AND A CASE THAT NEVER CLOSED.
WELCOME TO THE SANATORIUM

High up in the mountains stands a sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, it now sits haunted by the ghosts of its past.

One wing of the hospital remains open and houses six employees: the caretaker, two doctors, two nurses and a young research assistant.

Despite the wards closing decades ago, they remain at the hospital to conduct research. But the cold corridors, draughty windows and echoey halls are constant reminders of the building’s dark history.

When one of the nurses, Yrsa, is found brutally murdered, they discover that death has never left this place – and neither did its secrets. None can escape this terrifying legacy.

Despite just five suspects the case is never solved and remains open for two decades. Until a young criminologist named Helgi Reykdal attempts to finally lay the ghosts of the hospital's past to rest . . .
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Praise for Ragnar Jónasson

'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?' The Times

'An automatic must-read for me' Lee Child
'A compelling voice in crime fiction' Clare Mackintosh
'Ragnar Jónasson . . . a great writer' Harlan Coben

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241493632
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Weight: 526g
  • Dimensions: 242 x 162 x 28 mm

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Death at the Sanatorium
Fast moving
international-crime-and-mystery, procedural, medical-fiction, crime-thriller, mystery, Nordic Noir, Iceland, suspense, 1983, 2012, tuberculosis-sanitorium,... READ MORE
Janice Tangen
Death at the Sanatorium
Some well written sleight of hand
An enjoyable back story to Ragnar's Darkness trilogy, with the tale of the up and coming newbie who pushes Hulda into early retirement (and those of us who... READ MORE
Lee-anne Fox
Death at the Sanatorium
Intense
Death at the Sanatorium is a classic murder mystery set over multiple timelines. Ragnar Jonasson is a master of suspense as he slowly ratchets up the tensi... READ MORE
Jim Hanks
Death at the Sanatorium
Intriguing concept
The premise for "Death at the Sanatorium", is certainly an exciting one - a police officer is writing his thesis on the topic of the unsolved murders at an... READ MORE
Maria's Book Musings
Death at the Sanatorium
Enjoyable cold-case murder investigation
With thanks to the author, publishers XXX, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. While writing a dis... READ MORE
Rob O'Driscoll
Death at the Sanatorium
Compelling thriller with a twist and a nod to the classics!
My Review … I’m a huge fan of Ragnar Jonasson’s novels, and Death At The Sanatorium is really a very slick and gripping crime novel. I didn’t even re... READ MORE
Judith Wright
Death at the Sanatorium
Scandi-noir thriller
This didn't blow me away, unfortunately. I found the main character a little flat and while the storyline and the switching of timelines was interesting, i... READ MORE
Julia Littleton
Death at the Sanatorium
Dark Icelandic Noir
Lynda Checkley
Death at the Sanatorium
Death at the Sanatorium
This is a multi-layered multi-timeline book that follows the case of the death of a nurse at a TB sanatorium back in the 80s. It is being investigated in t... READ MORE
Ashrae
Death at the Sanatorium
A Icelandic cold case
Death at the Sanitorium or as it was originally titled, White Death, (after the nickname for Tuberculosis) is full of ghosts from the past. This is a cold... READ MORE
Daren Kearl
Death at the Sanatorium
Suspense, mystery and murder in this homage to classical crime stories
I’ve enjoyed Ragnar’s writing ever since his Ari Thor Dark Iceland series and I loved his trilogy featuring a woman detective on the verge of retiring, Hul... READ MORE
Mary Picken
Death at the Sanatorium
A good read!
“ The past is never dead, it’s not even done” William Faulkner. In 2012 Helgi Reykdal returns to his native Iceland from the United Kingdom to complete ... READ MORE
Celia Short
Death at the Sanatorium
Atmospheric, immersive and intense Icelandic crime fiction.
The atmospheric ethos makes this an immersive investigation into an unsolved murder case at a remote Sanatorium. Its tragic history and the echoes of past ... READ MORE
Jane Hunt
Death at the Sanatorium
An exciting and intriguing whodunit
Internationally well-known Nordic crime writer Ragnar Jonasson’s latest noir thriller - Death at the Sanatorium has all the hallmarks of a master storytell... READ MORE
Moonquartz
Death at the Sanatorium
Somethimes an old case needs to be revisited
international-crime-and-mystery, procedural, medical-fiction, crime-thriller, mystery, Nordic Noir, Iceland, suspense, 1983, 2012, tuberculosis-sanitorium,... READ MORE
Janice Tangen
Death at the Sanatorium
Short, sharp and clever
1983 and a series of deaths occur at a former TB sanitorium in the northern Icelandic town of Akeyuri. A suspect is found then another dies, supposedly by... READ MORE
Jo-anne Atkinson
Death at the Sanatorium
Icelandic Chills in Death at the Sanatorium: A So-So Thriller
Ragnar Jonasson's *Death at the Sanatorium* presents an intriguing premise: a locked-room mystery set in an isolated Icelandic sanatorium. While it success... READ MORE
Teresa Bowen