With a unique voice and a style that doesn’t shy away from a sometimes graphic take on shocking subject matter, Óskar Guðmundsson is one of the rising stars of the Icelandic crime fiction scene. His debut novel, Hilma, was awarded the Icelandic Crime Syndicate’s Drop of Blood award for the best crime novel of 2015.
Since then he's been a regular on Iceland's bestseller lists. Óskar’s talents don’t end there, as he’s also an artist and has held a number of exhibitions of his work.
Genres: Mystery
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