Reviews

• “Two tales of personal and familial anguish, decades apart, drive this chilling standalone from Icelandic author Sigurdardóttir /…/ The two narratives converge on an exciting climax that testifies to Sigurdardóttir’s command of psychological nuance and bitter irony.”

• “If you love Icelandic crime novels, you should not miss this one!”

• “Nailbiting suspense /…/ It’s not easy to write a good ghost story but The Undesired is even more accomplished than I Remember You.”

• “Tightly plotted /…/ a feast for lovers of good suspense.”

• “A chilling, bleak and hair-rising story but it‘s not the ghosts that frighten the reader most – but what ordinary people are capable of.”

• “Yrsa has a gift when it comes to scaring the life out of people… I love it! /…/ The Undesired is a pipe dream for fans of both horror and crime novels. To create a story that lets the reader and the protagonist find out the truth simultaneously is a feat not all succeed with. But Yrsa Sigurdardóttir does. Hair-raisingly good. /…/ …a strong story all the way through. Something completely unique.”

• “Scandinavia’s best crime writer /…/ Uncannily good! /…/ Well-written, original and above all – super exciting crime. /…/ A page-turner out of the ordinary. /…/ The author writes brilliantly; the characters are nuanced, and she utilizes the rugged Icelandic landscape for what it is worth, the cold, the darkness, the icy wind, all this is seamlessly mixed into a crime novel that is uniquely exciting and with the potential to become a crime classic.”

• “Frantic quivering!”

• “Grim and likely to rob you of your sleep / … / Yrsa Sigurdardóttir has a pen tailored for this form of suspense. The supernatural feels logical. The horror is created without big words. Strong.”