Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. This was my first dose of Nordic Noir and I loved it! The authors writing style was on point! The story was excellent and the characters relatable. A murder mystery that grabs you and won't let go. Highly recommend

The premise here was so strong. I was absolutely dying to go on this wild adventure and solve this crazy mystery. It fell flat upon execution. Nothing happened. No twists. In turns. And I knew almost right away who did it.

I was in at “unforgiving Icelandic winter landscape” (from the book description). I DESPISE the cold and snow so I don’t know why I’m drawn to thrillers and horror set in snowy, inhospitable environments…maybe because they are horrific to me.

This one involves a mystery that starts forty years ago when a mother and baby are found buried in the snow (eek!) in Iceland. The mother’s throat has been cut, the baby has been drowned. Everyone assumed the husband did it (mostly because it’s generally always the husband or a boyfriend); the husband fled to California with the surviving child, a son, so then it seemed certain.

Now it’s a year after that man’s death and his granddaughter, Agnes, is trying to clear his name. She is recovering from a terrible injury. She is returning to Bifrost, Iceland to be interviewed for Nora Carver’s podcast. The same week Agnes arrives a local girl goes missing.

This is one time I knew who did it right away. I have to say this book had promise but was a bit of a slog for me. Not very much happens. A lot of what occurs takes place in Agnes’s head. Great setting, of course, and not a bad book, just not the greatest.

It was a suspenseful read that kept me interested in the characters. I would recommend to any Nric mystery fans. The writing is great and the characters interesting, but I am not a huge fan of crime fiction right now. The atmosphere was well done.

This book was a pretty decent murder mystery with a fair amount of suspense. The plot moved at a good pace and I like the author's style. Agnes was a good character and easy to find a level of connection with.

Agnes returns to Iceland in an effort to clear her grandfather's name. He was accused of murdering his wife and baby and everyone in the town believes it.
Agnes is there as part of a podcast by Nora, which is about the murders. While she is there a young woman disappears from a party at the grandfather's old home.
Agnes' life is complicated by an addiction to pain pills.

The book is engrossing and the writing is thoughtful - making the reader feel like they are there, experiencing the fear and the cold that surround Agnes.

An engaging work of Nordic Noir.

Angus returns to her grandfathers homeland to appear on a podcast and find the truth about her family. Did her loving grandfather murder his wife and child before fleeing to America? She arrives to the extremely small town just as a young woman has disappeared, Are the crimes connected? Angus finds herself entangled in both mysteries while also dealing with her own demons.

The Lost House was a long read for me. It moved slowly, with a large cast of characters, and I felt the main character was repetitive at times. It’s a decent story, a mild mystery, but not a thriller (as listed).

Good book! I definitely enjoyed this one! This book incorporates suspense, murder, mystery, a great who done it and a few twists! The story was very interesting and kept me engrossed in my kindle! I definitely recommend reading this book!

I think that this was a solid book. I wasn't necessarily entirely captivated, but there was nothing wrong with the book in the slightest.

In Melissa Larsen's The Lost House comes the mesmerizing story of a young woman with a haunting past who returns to her ancestral home in Iceland to investigate a gruesome murder in her family.
Good book! I definitely enjoyed reading this one! This book had suspense, intrigue , action, murder, mystery, a great who done it and a few twists and turns! The story was very interesting and kept me glued to my kindle! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!