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Author
Series
Thora Gudmundsdottir novels volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
346 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jónas Júlíusson, a client Thóra assisted with a land purchase in West Iceland, calls for more help. The superstitious Júlíusson, who believes one of the farmhouses on the land he bought to develop a spa and hotel is haunted, invites Thóra to stay at his facility and investigate. Her arrival coincides with the discovery under some seaweed on the beach of the sexually abused corpse of architect Birna Halldórsdóttir, who was working on a new...
Author
Series
Children's House volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Vaka sits, regretting her choice of coat, on the cold steps of her new school. Her father appears to have forgotten to pick her up, her mother has forgotten to give her this week’s pocket money, and the school is already locked for the day. Grownups, she decides, are useless.
With no way to call home, she resigns herself to waiting on the steps until her father remembers her. When a girl approaches, Vaka recognizes her immediately from class, and...
Author
Series
Thora Gudmundsdottir novels volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books/Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
370 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When all contact is lost with two Icelanders working in a harsh and sparsely populated area on the coast of Greenland, Thóra is hired to uncover the fates of the missing people. When she arrives in Greenland, she discovers that these aren't the first two to go missing. The local townspeople believe that the area is cursed, and no one wants to get involved in the case. Soon, Thora finds herself stranded in the middle of a wilderness, and the case...
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The light spilling in from the corridor would have to do. Though weak, it was sufficient to show Aldis, a boy sitting in the gloom at the furthest table. He had his back to her, so she couldn't see who it was, but could tell that he was one of the youngest. A chill ran down her spine when he spoke again, without turning, as if he had eyes in the back of his head. 'Go away. Leave me alone.' 'Come on. You shouldn't be here.' Aldis spoke gently, fairly...
Author
Series
Thora Gudmundsdottir volume 5
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young man with Down's Syndrome has been convicted of burning down his assisted living facility and killing five people, but a fellow inmate at his secure psychiatric unit has hired Thora to prove Jakob is innocent. If he didn't do it, who did? And how is the multiple murder connected to the death of a young woman, killed in what was supposed to be a hit-and-run?
Author
Series
Thora Gudmundsdottir volume 1
Language
English
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Description
At a university in Reykjavík, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest. Police waste no time in making an arrest, but the victim's family isn't convinced that the right man is in custody. They ask Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, an attorney and single mother of two, to investigate. It isn't long before Thóra and her associate, Matthew Reich, uncover the deceased student's obsession with...
Author
Series
Thora Gudmundsdttir volume 3
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
360 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1973, a volcanic eruption buried an entire Icelandic village in lava and ash. Now, hoping to make some cash, a crew is assembled to excavate the site and turn it into a tourist destination. Markús, who was a teenager when the volcano erupted, enlists the help of attorney Thóra Gudmundsdóttir to try to prevent the excavation from going forward. When the digging continues and three fresh bodies (and a spare head) turn up in the basement of Markús'...
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