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Why Did You Lie?

By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Narrated by: Katherine Manners
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Translated from Icelandic by Victoria Cribb

The Sunday Times top crime read of the year.

A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide.

An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing.

Four strangers struggle to find shelter on a windswept spike of rock in the middle of a raging sea.

They have one thing in common: they all lied.

And someone is determined to punish them...

WHY DID YOU LIE is a terrifying tale of long-delayed retribution from Iceland's Queen of Suspense.©2016 Victoria Cribb Crime Fiction Entertainment & Celebrities Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Exciting
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Critic reviews

The stories share an underlying menace that is at once disturbing and compelling.
A tour de force... Sigurdardottir handles the different plot strands brilliantly, bringing them together in an unforgettable climax.
Spine-chilling... keeps us on the edge of our seats
The Icelandic queen of Nordic Noir, Yrsa Sigurdardottir's writing manages to be both spare but sinister. Expect goosebumps to sprout while reading this tale of murder, abuse and other worldly shenanigans in rural Iceland.
Iceland's outstanding crime novelist is spoiling us in her latest offering, with three juicy storylines for the price of one... I doubt many readers will guess what in the blue blazes can possibly connect these three mysteries before all is revealed, but I'm sure all will revel in the customary Sigurdardottir mixture of creepy atmospherics and sardonic humour. She is a treasure.
Other crime writers might as well give up now. In her new novel, Icelandic author Yrsa Sigurdardottir
has found the single most terrifying place on earth to be stuck in the middle of a murder mystery...taut and compelling
A masterpiece of plotting and suspense
Three separate stories are gradually and skilfully merged together and bring this readable, enjoyable thriller to a melodramatic finish
Yrsa Sigurdardottir's chillers get better and better. I REMEMBER YOU is a truly creepy combination of haunted house story and modern detection in Iceland.
. . . A chiller-thriller of immense scariness . . . Not to be read alone after dark.
Expertly woven together, with plenty of cliffhangers and perfect control of the macabre mood: intriguing, entertaining, and very spooky indeed.
Genuinely bone-chilling, and proves that as well as being the queen of Icelandic crime fiction, Sigurdardottir is a supreme generator of fear . . . (she) is clearly relishing the business of scaring our pants off.
Sigurdardottir intertwines these plotlines brilliantly and the two creepy strands gradually tighten together to really give the reader the heebie-jeebies. The author comes from a crime and thriller background and you can tell: there are cliff-hangers at the end of almost every chapter and she expertly ramps up the feeling of dread as the plot accelerates and all in the book find themselves in mortal danger.
A chilling read, perfect for a dark night.
A chilling read, enhanced by Sigurdardottir's taut plotting, realistic characters, and dry humour
..a grisly chiller set in the depths of winter... It's an accomplished debut.
All stars
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My heading says it all. I've listened up to the point where the it's obvious what must have happened, yet the couple described are being unbelievably stupid about it and ignoring all the obvious clues. I feel like shouting at them! The narrator gives a number of false emphases which sometimes give the strangest impression - for instance, a reference to someone climbing on to a a "sleeping PLATFORM" instead of a "SLEEPING platform".

I feel there's a decent story in here waiting to be shaped up a bit.

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Since discovering this amazing author a couole of months ago, I have been working my way steadily through her audible catalogue and I am still hooked.
This book reminds me of the creepy sensation I felt when I listened to the first book. I hadn't felt that chill, that sliver of real fear whilst listening to any books for years and I listen to a new book almost every other day, so that is saying a lot.
The time-slip storyline is even better when there are more than 2 people's stories being told. It takes an incredibly talented author to be able to cast such a wide web. The story is paced well taking its time to develop charachter and scene building that transports you straight to another time and place leaving you thinking hard how it all fits together. Just when you think youve got it and can predict the ending......Yrsa works her wicked magic and tail spins to the unpredictable.
Bravo, highly recommend this book and check out others by this author, you will not be disappointed 👏 😉 xx

Yrsa at her best!

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Very well read and sometimes quite shouty so not easy. Several
storylines that intertwine nicely. All in all very enjoyable, I would definitely recommend.

Good story, excellently read

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Gripping 'read'. I actually listened to this as an audio book rather than read it and that's how I stumbled upon it. I'd listened to Katherine Manners narration of Sally Magnussen's The Sealwoman's Gift and loved it so I wanted to hear her again. Glad I did, this a taught thriller that just keeps you hooked.

Gripping thriller, wonderful narrator

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It was fine......not too inspired. Ending poor. I will not be rushing back for more.

Fine......not too inspired. Ending poor.

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