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Death at the Sanatorium

Ragnar Jónasson

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Penguin Books Ltd
16 January 2025
AN OLD SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYING MURDER. FOUR SUSPECTS. AND A CASE THAT NEVER CLOSED...

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

'A knowing, unnerving mystery' The Times

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

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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 four 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 Jonasson

'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 'A great writer' Harlan Coben
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Imprint:   Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   239g
ISBN:   9781405949088
ISBN 10:   1405949082
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Ragnar Jonasson is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over one and a half million books worldwide. He was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavik University. He has previously worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, and, from the age of seventeen, has translated fourteen of Agatha Christie's novels. His critically acclaimed international bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major TV series.

Reviews for Death at the Sanatorium

Death At The Sanatorium deftly straddles multiple timelines in pursuit of the killer of a nurse at a remote Icelandic sanatorium. Ragnar Jònasson brings alive his native Iceland, reaching into the past to construct a meticulously plotted puzzle. A devilish combination of locked room mystery and cold case investigation * Vaseem Khan * Ragnar Jonasson is no ordinary writer [. . .] Death at the Sanatorium is a knowing, unnerving mystery * The Times * The best new books out in August * i * Praise for Ragnar Jónasson * - * The story never stops moving . . . reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock * Morgunbladid * Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi writer working today Ragnar Jónasson . . . a great writer * Harlan Coben * A meticulously plotted whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie * Publishers Weekly * Skilfully told on different time levels, and with an ending that promises more * Göteborgsposten, Sweden * Is this the best crime writer in the world today? * The Times * A master of the Icelandic thriller * New York Post *


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