Reviews

• “Iceland's Queen of Crime brings to her excellent procedural series a twisted imagination and a knack for intricate plotting. Combining gritty visceral crime writing, with a twisted imagination and masterful plotting, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's Children's House series is one of my personal favorite series launched over the past few years.”

• “Sigurdardottir creates an intense focus upon and thorough examination of bullying, including issues of isolation, suicide, couseling, and inept prevention in this excellent, gritty thriller that will appeal to series fans of Kimberly McCreight's Reconstructing Amelia”

• “Stellar. /…/ This heart-wrenching story deserves a wide audience.”

• “Sigurdardóttir is masterful at blending examinations of complex social ills with satisfying procedural details, and this episode proves to be a compassionate, timely bar-raiser in a fine series.”

• “A tough novel about a grim social phenomenon with a fast-paced plot.”

• “Queen of Icelandic crime. Sigurdardóttir’s story about the dark side of school and social media is as gripping as it is grisly.”

• “Sigurdardottir, one of the country’s finest writers, spins a terrifying tale. /…/ If you haven’t already discovered Sigurdardottir, this is the book to begin.”

• “The Icelandic queen of crime.”

• “A truly ingenious story that even manages to create some understanding for the culprits.”

• “A spine-tingling and tremendously exciting story.”

• “The third book in a very strong series. /…/ Sigurðardóttir writes with control and the vivid scenes are meticulously worked out. Her central characters have highly intriguing personalities.”

• “[A] well-written, engaging and thrilling police procedural.”

• “Yrsa Sigurdardóttir skillfully manages to keep the reader guessing till the very last page.”

• “The best crime fiction author in the Nordic countries.”

• “Yrsa Sigurdardóttir is an immensely talented crime fiction author who writes great contemporary stories /…/ I would even go as far as to state that no-one is as good at writing suspenseful crime novels”

• “Very well constructed, an excellent plot and all the threads come together in the end. /…/ An exciting story, touching but at the same time an appeal for action against bullying.”

• “As we have come to expect of Yrsa, the plot is tight and original and uncoils at a perfect pace right until the very end. /…/ This novel ranks among the very best suspense fiction works out there. The Absolution reaches far beyond the framework of the story itself and addresses social problems we urgently need to confront. Conclusion: An exceptionally good crime novel in which the writing, plot and characters all come together to form a story that will keep the reader up all night.”