I Remember You

Atmospheric, well written, slow paced mystery. Two stories running side by side with everything linking up very conveniently in the final four chapters. I wasn't particularly surprised by anything, feeling more like “ah yes, so that's what it was”. Very strange last paragraph. Set your whelmometer somewhere in the middle.

This was super creepy. Nordic noir is somewhat dominant in the crime genre these days, and Iceland, despite being the smallest Nordic nation, is certainly giving some contributions to this. Yrsa is probably the foremost of the Icelandic noir authors and this, my first dabble into her work, did not disappoint.

Focusing on a small community in one of the more remote parts of Iceland, jumping between a murder enquiry in a small town and a group of ‘friends' trying to build a new B&B in an abandoned fishing settlement the other side of the fjord. The two stories intertwine in an intriguing way with a wonderfully open ending that keeps you questioning. The terrifying isolation of being stuck in an isolated community with people you dont necessary like really adds a layer of paranoia and creep to the novel. The twists and turns remain surprising leading to a very satisfying denouement.

The best crime novel I have read so far this year!