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The Wake by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

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Also by Yrsa Sigurdardottir:

The Wake, May 2026
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The Absolution, February 2020
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The Legacy, January 2019
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The Legacy, February 2018
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The Undesired, February 2017
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The Silence of the Sea, February 2017
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Someone To Watch Over Me, March 2016
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The Silence of the Sea, February 2016
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Someone to Watch Over Me, February 2015
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I Remember You, April 2014
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I Remember You, April 2014
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The Day Is Dark, March 2013
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Ashes to Dust, April 2012
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My Soul To Take, May 2009
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Last Rituals, October 2007
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THE WAKE
By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir

One devastating reunion. The new thriller from the legendary Icelandic bestseller

Black Ice
Hodder & Stoughton
May 2026
On Sale: May 5, 2026
448 pages
ISBN: 1399722883
EAN: 9781399722889
Hardcover
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Horror | Mystery | Science Fiction

AMONG THE MOURNERS AT A FUNERAL, ONE OF IS THEM IS A KILLER...

A group of young professionals travel to the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland to attend an old friend''s wake. Their reunion soon turns into a living nightmare, as the memories of a party they attended at university, and desperately tried to forget, come rushing back.

When two bodies are found on a rocky beach close to the refurbished lighthouse keeper''s house that the group had stayed in, medical examiner Iounn is sent to provide the local police assistance.

For Iðunn, who grew up on the island, this takes her back to the heart of her complex family and the ghosts of her own past she would prefer to keep at bay.

But as the deadly secrets soon become insurmountable, can any of them escape unscathed?

A chilling, isolated thriller form the legendary Icelandic crime writer and international bestseller, perfect for fans of C. J. Tudor and Ragnar Jónasson.

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