Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Reykjavík: A Crime Story

Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir with Victoria Cribb (Translator)

384 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Icelan...

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Community Reviews

3.53
based on 960 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 93%

dark: 51%

tense: 37%

adventurous: 24%

sad: 18%

emotional: 17%

reflective: 11%

challenging: 7%

informative: 5%

hopeful: 2%

Pace

17% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
18% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

52% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
5% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

32% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

16% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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