Death on the Island Historical Fiction spirit of the great river

spirit of the great river

resurrecting story and conversation

a detective whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities

At once a searing mystery “full of simmering dramatic tension” (Boston Globe) and a profound meditation on the hidden worlds we all inhabit

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Shelf Awareness Memory

Death on the Island Historical Fiction spirit of the great riverAgatha Christie meets Nordic noir in this brilliant debut (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about diplomats stranded on a windswept Icelandic island with a murderer in their midst. A remote Icelandic island. A diplomatic dinner party. A murderer in their midst. When Kavita Banerjee, the deputy ambassador of Canada, dies suddenly at a dinner party attended by the great and the good from Icelandic business and politics, suspicion