Betrayal

✍ Scribed by Sigurdardóttir, Lilja

• Book ID: 100660898
• Publisher: Orenda Books Ltd
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 156 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 1913193411

✦ Synopsis

A stunning standalone thriller from the Queen of Iceland Noir.
***Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel***'Tough, uncompromising and unsettling' Val McDermid
When aid worker Úrsula returns to Iceland for a new job, she's drawn into the dangerous worlds of politics, corruption and misogyny ... a powerful, relevant, fast-paced standalone thriller.
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Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Úrsula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again.
But on her first day in the post, Úrsula promises to help a mother seeking justice for her daughter, who had been raped by a policeman, and life in high office soon becomes much more harrowing than Úrsula could ever have imagined. A homeless man is stalking her – but is he hounding her, or warning her of some danger? And why has...