The Undesired, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
The Undesired, Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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The Undesired
A Thriller

Author: Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Narrator: Karen Cass, Nick Underwood

Unabridged: 10 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017

Synopsis

Aldis hates her job working in a juvenile detention center in rural Iceland. The boys are difficult, the owners are unpleasant, and there are mysterious noises at night. And then two of the boys go astray . . .

Decades later, single father Odinn is looking into alleged abuse at the center. The more he finds out, though, the more it seems the odd events of the 1970s are linked to the accident that killed his ex-wife. Was her death something more sinister?

Yrsa Sigurdardottir is a huge European bestseller both with her crime and horror novels. You might want to sleep with the light on after reading The Undesired. . .

About Yrsa Sigurdardottir

YRSA SIGURDARDÓTTIR (pronounced UR-suh SIG-ur-dar-daughter) lives with her family in Reykjavík; she is also a director of one of Iceland's largest engineering firms. Her work is found on bestseller lists all over the world, and films are currently in production for several of her books. Her titles include, The Day is Dark and Ashes to Dust.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abby • Crime by the Book on February 15, 2017

Find my full review at: [URL not allowed] This book is everything I hoped for and MUCH more. Atmospheric, spine-tinging suspense in the form of a slow-burning mystery. Absolutely loved it!!......more

Goodreads review by Blair on November 18, 2015

This novel is a standalone story, not related to the author's Thóra Guðmundsdóttir series. If you read the blurb for this English translation, the plot is outlined in a manner that heavily suggests it has a horror slant; in this it appears more similar to another standalone book of the author's, I R......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on February 20, 2017

The Undesired begins with Odinn and his daughter trapped in a running automobile slowly being overcome with the fumes leaving a reader to wonder just who this pair is and what brought them to that moment. Going back to find out those answers we learn that Odinn had lost his wife and has been left to......more

Goodreads review by La Crosse County Library on May 31, 2023

I have enjoyed reading Nordic authors for many years but this is the first I have read by Yrsa Sirgurdardottir. I know that I will read more. The story takes place in the 1970’s and several decades later. You will learn the connection late in the story and the ending is surprising! Aldis is a worker......more

Goodreads review by Bandit on July 21, 2020

A while back I watched the movie based on the author’s book I Remember You. It was very good. I remembered it. So it was very exciting indeed when our library got the author’s entire digital catalog. This book was the first to become available, all the more awesome because my preference is always gi......more

Quotes

"As narrators, both Karen Cass and Nick Underwood spin a suspenseful, slow-burning tale of hidden secrets and the supernatural." - AudioFile

"I can see why so many people are enthusiastic about Yrsa's work. It's very engaging, fresh and exciting." --James Patterson

"Two narratives converge on an exciting climax that testifies to Sigurdardóttir’s command of psychological nuance and bitter irony."--Kirkus (starred) on The Undesired

"A particularly propulsive...pleasurably creepy read, but beware: It may make you lose your sea legs for quite some time." --the Boston Globe on Silence of the Sea

"Someone to Watch Over Me seductively weaves together two seemingly disparate stories." --Cleveland Plain Dealer (Grade: A)

"An involving, dark tale." --Booklist on Someone to Watch Over Me

"I Remember You combines an intricate mystery with a very frightening ghost story, and Sigurdardottir pulls it off well." --RT Book Reviews

"Drives to a shattering climax that honors the traditions of both detective fiction and ghost stories." --Kirkus Reviews on I Remember You

"I Remember You ranks among the scariest, right up there with the best of Stephen King and Peter Straub. It's that good. And that scary. And, ultimately, that moving." --EarlyWord on I Remember You

“A series that goes from strength to strength.” —Crimepieces

"A solid bet for fans of Scandinavian mysteries." —Library Journal

"Someone To Watch Over Me, just out, has already seen Yrsa Sigurdardóttir inevitably labeled 'Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson." —The Independent (UK)

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