Adam & Soffia Series #2

Adam has just turned up for work at the Salo psychology practice when a child is abducted from its reception area. Later that same day, his former wife, police detective Soffia pressures him to take on a case that he’s certain breaks every professional ethics code. To further complicate Adam’s life, his elderly parents in England have begun behaving very strangely, and the secret of Jenny, the alter ego who paints her nails when nobody’s looking, teeters constantly on the verge of being discovered.

Defenceless is Jonina’s twentieth book and the second to feature Adam and Soffia, after the first, Deceit, has been extremely well received. Here she continues to weave a tangled mystery with an engaging cast of characters, each of whom brings a complex set of their own issues to the story.

“Another original voice from Iceland. Leosdottir brings wit, pace and a fantastic central character to her story-telling.”
ANN CLEEVES

“The story glides smoothly onward and there is never a dull moment.”
STEINTHOR GUDBJARTSSON, MORGUNBLADID DAILY

“A complex and clever plot …
Jonina masters the craft of creating a twisted plot and putting it all together. …
The story is interesting and full of suspense …
I believe Adam is a rare version of a character in a typical Icelandic noir, really fascinating.
… a whodunnit as good as they get in terms of suspense and originality. An excellent book to read on Christmas Eve while sampling chocolates and sipping Christmas ale.”
JANA HJORVAR, LESTRARKLEFINN

 “Leosdottir manages to snare the reader from the first pages to the last,
and the entertaining plot is a great surprise.”
LIFDU NUNA