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The Darkness
- Narrated by: Amanda Redman
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson.
A young woman, an asylum seeker from Russia, is found murdered on the seaweed-covered rocks of the Vatnsleysuströnd in Iceland. Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir of the Reykjavik Police is called to investigate this - the final case in her career before she is forced into retirement.
When Hulda starts to ask questions, it isn't long before she realises that no-one can be trusted and that no-one is telling the whole truth.
Spanning Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and the cold, isolated fjords, The Darkness is a classy new thriller from one of the most exciting new names in Scandi noir.
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- Claire Nolan
- 21-10-18
engaging
Well narrated with appropriate feeling. The story itself was good, enabling you to engage with the characters and was pleasantly unpredictable. I thought I knew where the plot was headed for a long time but was happy to be proved wrong. I would definitely read another work by the same author.
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- EricP.
- 18-09-19
Entertaining
I nearly gave up at the beginning because I couldn't warm up to the narrator. But I gave it a chance and then got sucked in the story line and made it to the end!
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- Stephen Mc Dowell
- 18-09-18
Great story. Disappointing narration
Read much too quickly by Amanda. Perhaps down to editing ?
Also her Icelandic pronunciation was dreadful.
Shame as I really enjoyed the story
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- Paul B
- 06-01-21
The Darkness By Ragnar Jonasson
I feel privileged and humbled to be read a story by Amanda Redman who has definitely got hidden talents apart from acting, you could say she has New Tricks no pun intended or maybe just a little one.
Loved it !!! Awesome !!!
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- Station Gardener
- 07-05-19
great book
Brilliant Icelandic setting for a chilling tale. A bit thrown by odd pronunciation of names.
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- mrs s a merrifield
- 13-04-18
Poor narration
I found it a Good book with a twist but spoilt by a rushed narration
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- Jonathan D.
- 06-04-18
Great story well written well performed
Unusual approach to a murder mystery, well written and with an excellent performance, very well read and enjoyable to listen to.
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- Wras
- 31-03-18
Six stars for breaking with conventions.
A small little book with a tremendous punch, a daring look into how we perceive and how we are perceived, a walk on the dark side of a person's life.
I do not want to say too much and spoil the story so that I will recommend it with some caveats: do not expect the usual formula or a story that just entertains.
My wife and I talked for hours about it, and that alone makes it a worthy read, even if you do not agree, and we did not.
This is actual literature, Ragnar Jónasson is a writer that elevates the genre to a place where characters are flawed and human, that is not something we see often enough
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- Dragon
- 07-05-18
Enjoyable listen
Very good reading of an enjoyable police drama/thriller. I share with other reviewers a sense of ultimate disappointment regarding the ending... and not just the denouement but the general way this story slides towards the end.
No spoilers though!
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- mr s mudd
- 25-04-19
In the end an average novel .
I generally like Scandinavian noir with its bleak landscape s but this one fell short. The main character had the potential to offer a different perspective to the norm but the story was too weak.
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