The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jonasson

One winter evening, bestselling crime author Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing.

There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective, Helgi, to crack the case before it's leaked to the press.

As he interviews the people closest to her – a publisher, an accountant, a retired judge – he realises that Elín’s life wasn’t what it seemed. In fact, her past is even stranger than her stories.

As the case of the missing crime writer becomes more mysterious by the hour, Helgi must uncover the secrets of a very unexpected life, before someone else goes missing . . .

• Format:
  • Paperback / softback
  • 336 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
• ISBN: 9781405968973
• Published: 15 Jan 2026
• Classifications:
  • Crime & mystery,
  • Thriller / suspense,
  • Fiction in translation
• Weight: 236g
• Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 24 (mm)