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Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year

Ragnar Jonasson

Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year

Ora Et Labora

Arts, Books, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8984 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Ragnar Jonasson joins Simon and Matt to discuss his latest novel, 'Death At The Sanitorium' They talk about the influence of Agatha Christie, the Icelandic way of life and how he keeps so many stories in his head at one time. Remember you can get in touch with us any time - to let us know what you're reading, books you have loved (or not) recently - and if any of our recommendations have gone down well. Our email is: [email protected] And we're on instagram and threads too! Here's a little more about Death At The Sanitorium AN OLD SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYING MURDER. FIVE SUSPECTS. AND A CASE THAT NEVER CLOSED. WELCOME TO THE SANATORIUM High up in the mountains stands a sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, it now sits haunted by the ghosts of its past. One wing of the hospital remains open and houses six employees: the caretaker, two doctors, two nurses and a young research assistant. Despite the wards closing decades ago, they remain at the hospital to conduct research. But the cold corridors, draughty windows and echoey halls are constant reminders of the building’s dark history. When one of the nurses, Yrsa, is found brutally murdered, they discover that death has never left this place – and neither did its secrets. None can escape this terrifying legacy. Despite just five suspects the case is never solved and remains open for two decades. Until a young criminologist named Helgi Reykdal attempts to finally lay the ghosts of the hospital's past to rest . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome this is another Books of the Year

0:15.6

podcast from your friends at Books of the Year which is the

0:18.5

podcast and we are your friend yes it's important to point out isn't it that we

0:22.4

were anticipating that we were going to have to put out some best of episodes during the summer break.

0:28.0

But we couldn't find anything that was good enough.

0:30.0

No, but we ended up being able to bring you lovely fresh interviews all the way through the summer.

0:35.8

And here we begin our run up to autumn.

0:40.1

Yes.

0:41.1

Because it's not autumn yet.

0:42.3

But my time this comes out, it may well be autumn.

0:44.4

It may well be, September 1st, of course, being autumn.

0:47.2

Yeah, of course, yeah.

0:48.2

An update from Anne-Marie, Anne-Marie Gleason in Barrow and Furness.

0:51.7

I'm at, thank you for your advice about my holiday reads.

0:54.6

I ditch the heavy clunky classics and took David Nichols.

0:58.3

You are here and Abbeiemuckoo for Hunted, absolutely the right choices.

1:03.6

So I like to think that we've affected people.

1:06.8

Not only have we made her life better, but her back is probably stronger.

1:10.4

Definitely than having to take war and peace on holiday with you. An email from Anna

1:15.2

Nunez says, dear Matt and Simon, I absolutely love the podcast and I've read several of your recommendations,

1:20.9

enjoyed them very much. Damascus station by Dave McCloskey especially,

1:24.8

keep the recommendations coming.

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