Ashes to dust: a thriller
(Book)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Published:
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2012.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
360 pages ; 22 cm.
Status:
Hamden/Miller Adult Mysteries Hardcover
MY/YRSA
Description
"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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Call Number
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Hamden/Miller Adult Mysteries Hardcover
MY/YRSA
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Location
Call Number
Status
Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
MYS. Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (Ashes)
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC SIGURDARDOTTIR
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More Details
Street Date:
1204
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781250004932 (hardback), 1250004934 (hardback), 9780312641740 (paperback), 0312641745 (paperback)
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2010 by Hodder & Stoughton"--T.p. verso.
Description
"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.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)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.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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