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The Reykjavik Confessions

The Incredible True Story of Iceland’s Most Notorious Murder Case
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A riveting true-crime story of murder, memory and madness in the darkest corners of Iceland, based on a landmark BBC News investigation BASED ON THE CELEBRATED BBC NEWS INVESTIGATION 'gripping and bitingly cold... full of fine detail and outrage' - Sunday Times 'Gripping' - Evening Standard A true story of false memories. 'Over decades and decades in Iceland people have gone missing without anyone finding anything out. They just sort of disappear...' In 1974, 18-year-old Gudmundur disappears after a boozy night in a fishing town near Reykjavik. Eleven months later Geirfinnur, a quiet family man, goes missing from Keflavik harbour in the southwest of Iceland after being summoned by a mysterious phone call from home. Both men are eventually presumed dead, but their bodies are never found. This quiet island is in an uproar - two disappearances with no forensics, no leads, no clue what has happened. Soon, the vanishings set in motion an almost surreal series of events, a remarkable tale of corruption, forced confession, false memory and madness that stretches over 40 years. Based on author Simon Cox's celebrated BBC News investigation, The Reykjavik Confessions is a chilling journey of discovery into a dark corner of Icelandic history, and a riveting true-crime thriller that will have you gripped until the very last page.

Author Biography:

Simon Cox is the chief investigative reporter at BBC radio current affairs, writing and presenting for a range of Radio 4 programmes. He has reported from over 30 countries covering stories ranging from Ebola in DR Congo to the Oklahoma Bombing in the USA. His original investigation into The Reykjavik Confessions was read by over a million people on the BBC News website, and he is consultant on an upcoming dramatization of the story. This is his first book.
Release date Australia
March 22nd, 2018
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Pages
320
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
126x198x20
ISBN-13
9781785942884
Product ID
26862730

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