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An old sanatorium. A terrifying murder. Six suspects and a case that never closed . . . Discover the new locked-room mystery by the Sunday Times bestselling author Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, The Akureyri Sanatorium now sits haunted by the ghosts of its past. But a single wing remains open, housing six employees. When one of the hospital's nurses, Yrsa, is found brutally murdered, it sets in motion a series of terrifying events. Despite just six suspects, the case remains unsolved two decades later. Until young criminologist, Helgi Reykdal, attempts to put the mysteries of the hospital's past to rest . . .

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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 *

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 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 * One of my favourite crime writers of the modern age. Much of Agatha Christie's magic can be found in Ragnar's excellent crime fiction books…if you get into them, you're in for a treat. Atmospheric, claustrophobic - you'll race through them. * Ryan Tubridy, presenter on Virgin Radio UK *

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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.

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