Ashes to dust: a thriller
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New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2012.
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1st ed.
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360 pages ; 21 cm.
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"Named One of the Year's Top Ten Crime Books in the UK... A Masterwork of Suspense from "Iceland's Crime Queen" (The Scotsman) In 1973, a volcanic eruption buried an entire Icelandic village in lava and ash. Now this macabre tourist attraction proves deadly once again--when the discovery of fresh bodies casts a shadow of suspicion onto Markus Magnusson, a man accused of killing his childhood sweetheart. His attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir finds that her client has a most inventive story to tell. But the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up... Filled with unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and superb psychological suspense, Ashes to Dust is a superlative thriller from an acclaimed master of Nordic fiction"--

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"Originally published in Great Britain in 2010 by Hodder & Stoughton"--T.p. verso.
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"Named One of the Year's Top Ten Crime Books in the UK... A Masterwork of Suspense from "Iceland's Crime Queen" (The Scotsman) In 1973, a volcanic eruption buried an entire Icelandic village in lava and ash. Now this macabre tourist attraction proves deadly once again--when the discovery of fresh bodies casts a shadow of suspicion onto Markus Magnusson, a man accused of killing his childhood sweetheart. His attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir finds that her client has a most inventive story to tell. But the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up... Filled with unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and superb psychological suspense, Ashes to Dust is a superlative thriller from an acclaimed master of Nordic fiction"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. (2012). Ashes to dust: a thriller. New York, St. Martin's Griffin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. 2012. Ashes to Dust: A Thriller. New York, St. Martin's Griffin.

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Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ashes to Dust: A Thriller. New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 2012.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. Ashes to Dust: A Thriller. New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 2012.

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