Children's House Series by Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

3.92 · 72 ratings
  • The Legacy (Children's House #1)
    #1

    The Legacy (Children's House #1)

    Yrsa Sigurdardottir

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 2014

    The first in a stunning new series from the author of The Silence of the Sea, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel.The Legacy is the first installment in a fantastic new series featuring the psychologist Freyja and the police officer Huldar.The only person who might have the answers to a baffling murder case is the victim’s seven-year-old daughter, found hiding in the room where her mother died. And she’s not talking... more

  • The Reckoning (Children's House #2)
    #2

    The Reckoning (Children's House #2)

    Yrsa Sigurdardottir

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2015

    A chilling note written by a thirteen-year-old predicting the deaths of six people is found in a time capsule, ten years after it was buried. Can it be a real threat?Detective Huldar turns to psychologist Freyja to help understand the child who hid the message.But the discovery of the letter coincides with a string of murders. All of the victims match the initials from the note.Huldar and Freyja must race to identify the writer and the murderer, before the rest of the targets are killed...

  • The Absolution (Children's House #3)
    #3

    The Absolution (Children's House #3)

    Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2016

    The Absolution is the third installment in Queen of Icelandic crime fiction Yrsa Sigurdardóttir's series about the psychologist Freyja and the police officer Huldar.The police find out about the crime the way everyone does: on Snapchat. The video shows a terrified young woman begging for forgiveness. When her body is found, it is marked with a number "2".Detective Huldar joins the investigation, bringing child psychologist Freyja on board to help question the murdered teenager's friends... more

  • Gallows Rock (Children's House #4)
    #4

    Gallows Rock (Children's House #4)

    Yrsa Sigurdardottir

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2017

    On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it...The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found, and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible... more

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