Name: Why Did You Lie?
ISBN: 9781473605053

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The Sunday Times August Crime Book of the Month A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide. An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing. Four strangers struggle to find shelter on a windswept spike of rock in the middle of a raging sea. They have one thing in common: they all lied. And someone is determined to punish them... WHY DID YOU LIE is a terrifying tale of long-delayed retribution from Iceland's Queen of Suspense.

Why Did You Lie?

Yrsa Sigurdardottir

The Sunday Times top crime read of the year. A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide. An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing. Four strangers struggle to find shelter on a windswept spike of rock in the middle of a raging sea. They have one thing in common: they all lied. And someone is determined to punish them... WHY DID YOU LIE is a terrifying tale of long-delayed retribution from Iceland's Queen of Suspense.

As ever, my Icelandic crime gene delivers. Another Yrsa Yes. This one has to be the most enjoyable I’ve read. Set over a few days in late January, 2014, its three seemingly separate stories become intertwined. Lots of detail, and kudos to the translator - Victoria Cribb. 