Gallows Rock Synopsis
On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it...
The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found, and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible.
As detective Huldar hunts the killer, and child psychologist Freyja looks for the boy's parents, the mystery unfolds: a story of violence, entitlement, and revenge.
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Praise for Gallows Rock - :
Nail-biting... Iceland's long dark nights are at their most minatory in Sigurdardottir's atmospheric thrillers - Financial Times
Sigurdardottir is as confident a writer as ever - The Sunday Times
The multi-award winning Icelandic writer has a growing UK fan base. The fourth thriller featuring child psychologist Freyja and detective Hulder, is as chilling as Scandi noir should be - Peterborough Telegraph
Sigurdardottir hooks her readers very quickly... Eventually, justice is done and the loose ends are satisfactorily tied up - Literary Review
Pacey dealing out of the plot twists amid uniquely Icelandic characters and circumstances - The Sunday Times Crime Club
You'll devour it with fascination and you'll be head over heels with Sigurdardottir's writing - Daily Record
Packs an all too timely punch - 5 Stars - Heat
Well-paced police procedural with a twist you may not see coming - Choice Magazine
About Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Yrsa Sigurdardottir works as a civil engineer and lives in Reykjavik. She wrote prize-winning children's novels before writing Last Rituals, her first adult novel.
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