I read this courtesy Minotaur Books and NetGalley. In this mystery set in Iceland, we have a twist on the true case of Agatha Christie. The famed author disappeared, no trace, before she reappeared, and she never explained where she had been and why she had done so. Here, Elín S. Jónsdóttir disappears—and she never reappears. Her closest friends claim not to know anything, not why she would vanish. She was happy! She had no enemies! No idea, they say. She’s probably out there plotting a new book! Well, maybe… Or maybe not. Helgi the detective is assigned this thankless case because, he suspects, his boss has it in for him for whatever reason. As Helgi investigates the disappearance, he realizes that there are questions that don’t seem to have answers. It doesn’t help that his ex-girlfriend, unhinged and violent, threatens his current girlfriend, distracting him when he needs to solve the case before the press gets hold of it. This book is tightly plotted, and as I read, I was met with a feeling of dread. I didn’t want it to end because I was afraid of the ending! 

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