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The Darkness

By: Ragnar Jónasson
Narrated by: Amanda Redman
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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.

©2018 Ragnar Jónasson (P)2018 Penguin Audio
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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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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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great book

Brilliant Icelandic setting for a chilling tale. A bit thrown by odd pronunciation of names.

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Poor narration

I found it a Good book with a twist but spoilt by a rushed narration

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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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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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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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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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Only OK

As a story, it never gripped me from the start to the end.

I simply could not get on with the narration, first of all, as others have said, the reading was too speedy, - I slowed it down; secondly I found it was read with no feeling with no characterisation and whilst not quite monotone it was definitely mono feel. I did wonder if the translation in to English had dampened down some of the atmosphere that always, somehow for me, felt missing. I was sad, I like Amanda as an actor and she has a soft toned voice.

Whist not wanting to give anything away, with the ending as it was it made me wonder what was the point of the whole story, all a bit miserable - maybe the Icelandic weather etc. does that to folk; although I was privileged to live next door to Icelandic neighbours for several years and they were bright happy people.

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Great book

Great and very entertaining and atmospheric book,full of unexpected twists and turns. It was very enjoyable.

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