The legacy / Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ; translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, author.

Contributor:

Cribb, Victoria, translator.

Series:

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. Children's House ; 1.

[Children's House] ; [1]

Standardized Title:

DNA. English

Language:

English

Icelandic

Subjects (All):

Mothers--Death--Fiction.

Mothers.

Mothers--Death.

Child welfare.

Child witnesses--Fiction.

Child witnesses.

Child welfare--Fiction.

Serial murder investigation--Fiction.

Serial murder investigation.

Genre:

Fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

455 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Hodder & Stoughton, 2017.

Language Note:

Translated from the Icelandic.

Summary:

The murder was meant as a punishment - but what sin could justify the method? The only person who might have answers is the victim's seven-year-old daughter, who was found hiding in the room where her mother died. And she's not talking. Newly promoted, out of his depth, Detective Huldar turns to Freyja and the Children's House for their expertise with traumatized young people. Freyja, who distrusts the police in general and Huldar in particular, isn't best pleased. But she's determined to keep little Margret safe. It may prove tricky. The killer is leaving them strange clues: warnings in text messages, sums scribbled on bits of paper, numbers broadcast on the radio. He's telling a dark and secret story - but how can they crack the code? And if they do, will they be next?

Notes:

"First published with the title DNA in 2014 by Veröld Publishing, Reykjavik"--Title page verso.

ISBN:

9781473621527

1473621526

9781473621534

1473621534

OCLC:

975301625