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Someone to Watch Over Me

Thora Gudmundsdottir Book 5

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Someone to Watch Over Me

By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Philip Roughton - translator
Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
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A creepy, compelling thriller, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME is the fifth Thora Gudmundsdottir novel from Yrsa, 'Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson' (Daily Telegraph).

A young man with Down's Syndrome has been convicted of burning down his care home and killing five people, but a fellow inmate at his secure psychiatric unit has hired Thora to prove Jakob is innocent.

If he didn't do it, who did? And how is the multiple murder connected to the death of Magga, killed in a hit and run on her way to babysit?

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2013 Yrsa Sigurdardottir Crime Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Crime Law
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Critic reviews

Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson.
Yrsa is one of the most exciting new voices in the crime thriller world.
A tough and yet moving novel, lifted even further by its extraordinary originality of setting and theme.
Put simply, it's terrifying. And brilliant.
All stars
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I have enjoyed the whole series with both good plots and likeable engaging characters with some humour , It’s at a gentler level than Nesbo but still very enjoyable. An excellent narrator

An engaging character and Story

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As the fifth book of the ‘Thora’ series we know what to expect from the wonderfully complex Icelandic noir. Never disappointed with the tale, translation and performance, though find the titles somewhat random.

Reliably good tale and performance.

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