The Reykjavik Confessions
Author | : Simon Cox |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2018-03-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781473531024 |
ISBN-13 | : 1473531020 |
Rating | : 4/5 (020 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Reykjavik Confessions written by Simon Cox and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BASED ON THE CELEBRATED BBC NEWS INVESTIGATION 'gripping and bitingly cold... full of fine detail and outrage' – Sunday Times 'Gripping' - Evening Standard A true story of false memories. ‘Over decades and decades in Iceland people have gone missing without anyone finding anything out. They just sort of disappear...’ In 1974, 18-year-old Gudmundur disappears after a boozy night in a fishing town near Reykjavik. Eleven months later Geirfinnur, a quiet family man, goes missing from Keflavik harbour in the southwest of Iceland after being summoned by a mysterious phone call from home. Both men are eventually presumed dead, but their bodies are never found. This quiet island is in an uproar - two disappearances with no forensics, no leads, no clue what has happened. Soon, the vanishings set in motion an almost surreal series of events, a remarkable tale of corruption, forced confession, false memory and madness that stretches over 40 years. Based on author Simon Cox's celebrated BBC News investigation, The Reykjavik Confessions is a chilling journey of discovery into a dark corner of Icelandic history, and a riveting true-crime thriller that will have you gripped until the very last page.