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Sara Winokur

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Mystery, Crime, Historical Fiction

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Sara Winokur is a geneticist, researcher, and author. Her historical fiction and cultural thrillers embody elements of DNA and forensic science, as she has a Ph.D. in molecular genetics. Her research helped identify mutations underlying muscular dystrophy, and Huntington’s disease.

In her Nordic noir novel “Double Blind: The Icelandic Manuscript Murders,” a young boy disappears from a fjord in Iceland. Years later, his twin sister Brynja, a DNA scientist, searches for him but lands in a world of trouble. Her second novel, the historical thriller “Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen Murders,” finds Brynja racing against time to find the valuable medieval chess pieces before she herself becomes the target. Sara is a direct descendent of two of th ...more

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	Double Blind: The Icelandic Manuscript Murders 4.01 avg rating — 355 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen Murders 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Summary & Study Guide Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson

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English Translati...: * Iceland	55	1067	Mar 18, 2019 07:51AM
English Translati...: Sara Winokur - Double Blind	2	13	Dec 16, 2019 02:11PM
English Translati...: March 2020 - read-along	5	18	Mar 26, 2020 08:33AM
English Translati...: * What are you reading?	3161	1112	Jan 04, 2024 10:20AM
English Translati...: Sara Winokur - Ivory Bones - Iceland	1	5	Oct 09, 2024 06:46AM
A Million More Pages: Happy New Year 2025 - EXTENDED	29	72	Mar 01, 2025 11:18AM
2026 Reading Chal...: Boys' Mom Reads!	5	9	Dec 29, 2025 10:16PM