This is the first in a series of books but reads perfectly well as a stand-alone although there are hints that the death of Jonson's father might feature in the future. I had slight personal reservations (3½ personal stars, or 4 if you're at least neutral about the sagas) about this book but I'll definitely be looking to read the next book in the series and I'd like to thank the publishers for sending ''Where the Shadows Lie'' to the Bookbag.
For more Icelandic crime we can recommend [[Tainted Blood by Arnaldur Indridason]]. We also have a review of [[Meltwater (Fire and Ice) by Michael Ridpath]].
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