Book Review: ‘The Mysterious Case Of The Missing Crime Writer: A Novel’ By Ragnar Jonasson

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Set in 2012 in Iceland, this book is the follow-up to Death at the Sanatorium. Reykjavik has taken some time off after breaking up with his abusive girlfriend and is now with his new girlfriend, Anita. He gets a call from his boss that a famous crime writer, Elin Jonsdottir, is missing. He’s assigned to look into it. He soon learns she has done this before, and it may not be a big deal. Still, he keeps the investigation going and starts to learn shocking secrets about her and her friends, one involving a bank robbery and death in 1965. As if this isn’t a lot on his plate, he learns that Anita is being stalked by his ex. It leads to a shocking reveal about what happened to Elin and how it ties back to 1965. This is another well-written novel by author Jonasson, that has lots of twists, some humor, a nod to fiction writers, and a truly shocking ending.