A chilling crime novel from the Queen of Icelandic crime and author of the highly-acclaimed LAST RITUALS. If I die before I wake . . . A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently renovated farmhouse, which turns out to be notorious for being haunted. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon by the owner of the resort - the prime suspect in the case - to represent him. Her investigations uncover some very disturbing occurrences at the farm decades earlier - things that have never before seen the light of day . . . MY SOUL TO TAKE is a chilling, dark and witty crime novel, and a welcome return for Thora, the heroine of the highly-acclaimed LAST RITUALS.

'well-written, pacey and wonderfully atmospheric' - Guardian

Yrsa Sigurdardóttir, geboren 1963, studierte Bauingenieurwesen in Reykjavík und Montreal. Seit 1998 schreibt sie Kinderbücher, und im Jahre 2005 erschien ihr erster Kriminalroman. Ihre Bücher sind mittlerweile in 30 Sprachen übersetzt. Neben dem Schreiben arbeitet sie als Ingenieurin in Reykjavík.