The Legacy: A Dark and Engaging Thriller Which is Impossible to Put Down (Freyja and Huldar) - Softcover

Sigurdardottir, Yrsa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473621550 ISBN 13: 9781473621558

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 2018

Synopsis

The first in an exciting new series from 'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' (Daily Express) Yrsa Sigurdardottir.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZEWINNER

'Believe all the hype - this is crime at its best.' Heat

Detective Huldar is out of his depth. His first murder case is like nothing he's seen before - a bizarre attack on a seemingly blameless woman.

The only evidence is a list of numbers found at the scene, and the testimony of the victim's eleven-year-old daughter, who isn't talking.

While his team attempt to crack the code, Huldar turns to child psychologist Freyja for her expertise with traumatised young people.

Because time is running out...and the one thing they know for certain is that the murderer will strike again.

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Review:

Iceland's outstanding crime novelist (Daily Express)

The Legacy takes us into a world where secrets are buried deep, only to reappear decades later and inflict harm on people who have no idea that they're connected by past horrors. Yrsa is a magnificent writer who envelops her stories with atmosphere so thick that only care and a bit of luck can see through it. Her characters spring vividly to life as they try their best to do just that, knowing that any mistake could be deadly for another innocent person. Impossible to put down. (Karin Slaughter)

The Legacy is the start of an exciting new direction for Yrsa Sigurdardottir. The horror of a decades-old family separation provides the catalyst for dark crimes and a complex investigation. The Children's House promises to be an outstanding series. (Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill)

We have always been able to rely on Yrsa Sigurdardóttir for a good story well told, and The Legacy is no exception. A strong sense of place, interesting characters and a chilling plot make The Legacy a novel to savour. (Peter Robinson)

Yrsa remains the queen of Icelandic thriller writers (Guardian on THE LEGACY)

5*s - Believe all the hype - this is crime at its best. (Heat Magazine on THE LEGACY)

If you like your crime fiction dark and engaging, look no further. THE LEGACY is as brutal as it gets. A cracking start to a new series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. (Mari Hannah, author of the DCI Kate Daniels series)

Another tour de force from Sigurdardottir that cements her reputation as the queen of Nordic noir (i Paper in THE LEGACY)

The conclusion is even more astounding, thanks to her white-hot plotting. (CrimeFiction Lover on THE LEGACY)

The connecting thread in all the writer's work is her astuteness in observing human relations, the everyday mixed with the dark and devious. (The ArtsDesk on THE LEGACY)

Book Description:

The first in a thrilling new crime series from international bestseller and prizewinning author Yrsa Sigurdardottir.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1473621550
• ISBN 13: 9781473621558
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464