Outside [Paperback]

With three million copies of his books sold worldwide, world-class crime writer (The Sunday Times, UK) Ragnar J?nasson brings us a chilling new standalone thriller withOutside.

Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . .

When a deadly snowstorm strikes the Icelandic highlands, four friends seek shelter in a small, abandoned hunting lodge.

It is in the middle of nowhere and there's no way of communicating with the outside world.

They are isolated, but they are not alone . . .

As the night darkens, and fears intensify, an old tragedy gradually surfaces - one that forever changed the course of their friendship.

Those dark memories could hold the key to the mystery the friends now find themselves in.

And whether they will survive until morning . . .

RAGNAR J?NASSON is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over three million books in thirty-six countries worldwide. His books include the Dark Iceland series and the Hulda series. J?nasson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavik University. He has previously worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, and, since the age of seventeen, has translated fourteen of Agatha Christie's novels. J?nasson is the co-founder of the Reykjavik international crime writing festival Iceland Noir. His critically acclaimed international bestsellerThe Darknessis soon to be a major TV series, andOutsideis soon to be a feature film. J?nasson lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two daughters.

Praise forOutside:

Jonasson and translator Victoria Cribb do a fine job of setting the scene, developing the characters and keeping readers in suspense with a tight, clean noir style, prose style. 'Somebody,' Helena says prophetlc*