Skip's Reviews > Reykjavík: A Crime Story

Not as good as Jonasson's other novels. A 15-year old girl goes missing from her summer employment on an remote island near Reykjavik in 1956. The young investigating officer is not allowed to properly investigate because the family who employed her are politically connected. investigate this case (due to her employers’ status and friends in high places). He is haunted by his inability to solve the crime. Some 30 years later, a young reporter decides to write a series of articles about the girl, and manages to solve the mystery with his persistence. It's the the old adage: shine a light down a dark hole and watch the rats scatter.