Death at the Sanatorium

Jonasson, Ragnar; translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb

ISBN 10: 0241493633 / ISBN 13: 9780241493632

Published by Michael Joseph/Goldsboro Books, London, 2024

About this Item

304pp. 8vo. Black boards with stamped spine and sprayed text block edges. Book is a stated first British edition with the number 001 on the copyright page. The author has signed his name on the title page which is also a limitation page, this being # 67 of 500 signed copies. Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and the jacket has an archival protector. Gift quality.

Seller Inventory # 0004277

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death at the Sanatorium
• Publisher: Michael Joseph/Goldsboro Books, London
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241493633
• ISBN 13: 9780241493632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition. First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Crime Fiction

About this title

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. FOUR 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 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 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

About the Author

Ragnar Jónasson is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over three million books worldwide. He was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavík University.

He has previously worked as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service and translated fourteen of Agatha Christie's novels. His critically acclaimed international bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major TV series, and Ridley Scott will be producing Outside as a feature film.