An Evening with Ragnar Jonasson: Death at the Sanitorium

We are excited to announce Ragnar Jonasson will be coming to House of Books & Friends on Thursday 29th August to discuss his book Death at the Sanitorium. Ragnar will be in conversation with Chris McDonald , author of the Stonebridge Mysteries and the Erika Piper series. The evening will involve a discussion, Q&A and a chance to get your copy of Death at the Sanitorium signed.

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About the book

High up in the most northern part of Iceland stands The Akureyri Sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, it now sits haunted by the ghosts of its past. One wing of the hospital remains open and houses six employees: the caretaker, two doctors, two nurses and a young research assistant. Despite the wards closing decades ago they remain at the hospital to conduct research. But the cold corridors, draughty windows and echoey halls are constant reminders of the building’s dark history. When one of the nurses, Yrsa, is found brutally murdered, they discover that death has never left this place – and neither did its secrets. None can escape this terrifying legacy. Despite just five suspects the case is never solved and remains open for two decades. Until a young criminologist named Helgi Reykdal attempts to finally lay the ghosts of the hospital’s past to rest . . .

About the author

Ragnar Jónasson is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over three million books worldwide. He is the first Icelandic author to become a Sunday Times bestseller. He was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavik University. He has previously worked as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service and translated fourteen of Agatha Christie’s novels. His critically acclaimed international bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major TV series, and Ridley Scott will be producing Outside as a feature film.

About the chair

Chris McDonald grew up in Northern Ireland before settling in Manchester via Lancaster and London. He is the author the Erika Piper series, the Stonebridge Mysteries and Little Ghost. He also writes under the name Chris Frost, with The Killer’s Christmas List published by HarperNorth. He is a script writer, husband, father to two beautiful girls and co-founder of Stockport Noir. He is a fan of 5-a-side football, heavy metal and dogs.