The second book from Yrsa Sigurdardottir is funny as well as being a taut and accomplished novel -- Independent, Books of the Year 'Yrsa Sigurdardottir brilliantly conjures an atmosphere of creeping menace and unreality.' -- Guardian This is well-written, pacey and wonderfully atmospheric, but the USP here is the character of Gudmundsdottir. Wry, very funny and valiantly trying to balance the demands of her private life with her work - she is a joy. I'm looking forward to number three. -- Guardian Sigurdardotittir delivers terrific clammy atmosphere and frequent frissons of fear; she is entitled to join the front rank of Nordic crime writers. -- The Times Both frightening and funny - a terrific trick if you can pull it off. -- Observer Distinguished by superb evocations of extraordinary landscapes and ... rivetingly gruesome inventiveness. -- Independent The numerous twists and turns are worthy of Agatha Christie and keep the reader guessing until the very end. -- Sunday Telegraph A suspenseful, sophisticated story -- Sunday Telegraph A welcome second outing for the good-natured lawyer-sleuth Thora Gudmundsdottir ... Yrsa Sigurdardottir's lightness of touch is refreshing -- Daily Telegraph on MY SOUL TO TAKE The novel is both spooky and gruesome. But Thora's distinctly chaotic private life provides a welcome contrast and moments of very black humour ... It's rare to find a crime novel that's both chilling and witty - an agreeable combination -- Andrew Taylor, Spectator Dark, rich and satisfying. -- Woman & Home Yrsa Sigurdardottir has arrived, fully formed, it seems, as something of a unique talent in the field ... [She] matches Tess Gerritsen and Kathy Reichs in the bloodchiller stakes. -- Waterstone's Books Quarterly 'Iceland is fast becoming a hotbed of fine crime writing, and Sigurdardottir is at the front of the pack. This second novel builds on her already impressive reputation ... brilliantly paced and expertly constructed.' -- The Big Issue More splendidly accomplished - and involving - fare from Sigurdardottir -- Good Book Guide
