The Reykjavik Confessions: The Incredible True Story of Iceland’s Most Notorious Murder Case

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Simon Cox

The Reykjavik Confessions

The Incredible True Story of Iceland’s Most Notorious Murder Case

Simon Cox

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BBC Books
15 March 2018

True crime

A riveting true-crime story of murder, memory and madness in the darkest corners of Iceland, based on a landmark BBC News investigation

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.

By: Simon Cox
Imprint: BBC Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9781785942884
ISBN 10: 1785942883
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon Cox is the chief investigative reporter at BBC radio current affairs, writing and presenting for a range of Radio 4 programmes. He has reported from over 30 countries covering stories ranging from Ebola in DR Congo to the Oklahoma Bombing in the USA. His original investigation into The Reykjavik Confessions was read by over a million people on the BBC News website, and he is consultant on an upcoming dramatization of the story. This is his first book.