{"product_id":"my-soul-to-take-a-novel-of-iceland-isbn-9780061143397","title":"My Soul to Take: A Novel of Iceland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Top notch crime fiction.” —\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican readers first met Icelandic lawyer and investigator\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eThóra Gudmundsdóttir in \u003cem\u003eLast Rituals. \u003c\/em\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMy Soul to Take, \u003c\/em\u003einternationally acclaimed author Yrsa Sigurdardóttir plunges her intrepid heroine into even graver peril, in a riveting thriller set against the harsh landscape of \u003cem\u003eSmila’s Sense of Snow\u003c\/em\u003e territory. A darkly witty and continually surprising suspense tale that places Yrsa Sigurdardóttir firmly in the ranks of Sue Grafton, Tess Gerritsen, Faye Kellerman and other top mystery writers, \u003cem\u003eMy Soul to Take\u003c\/em\u003e is ingenious Scandinavian noir on a par with the works of Henning Mankell and Arnaldur Indridason. Stieg Larsson (\u003cem\u003eThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/em\u003e) fans should also take note.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn the mystical Snæfellsnes region on Iceland's west coast—at a New Age health resort in a renovated farmhouse—the body of a young woman is discovered, savagely beaten, with pins inserted into her feet. Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, lawyer and single mother of two, has been retained to represent the resort's owner and prime suspect. But a fresh corpse is not the only abomination Thóra encounters here—for local legend says this place is haunted . . . and a bizarre series of inexplicable occurrences soon suggests it is so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Thóra digs deeply into the farm's past, she unearths a shocking history of evil and depravity—and her once-solid view of reality begins to waver. But a second murder, shockingly similar to the first, pulls Thóra back to earth by making two inescapable truths abundantly clear: the killer she seeks is very real . . . and is not finished yet.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Reminiscent of Indridason’s Erlendur series.... Suggest to fans of Asa Larsson’s Rebecca Martinsson series...or Helene Tursten’s inspector Huss novels.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engaging.... Sigurdardottir keeps readers guessing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This Icelandic tale is chilling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887749230821,"sku":"NP9780061143397","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061143397.jpg?v=1730227386","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-soul-to-take-a-novel-of-iceland-isbn-9780061143397","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}