Friday Fun - The Friday 56 and First Lines for June 20, 2023

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The Book Review Bulletin, a monthly link-up for review posts, opened on June 28th, and I'd like to invite you to stop by and share a review or two. Find it here: Book Review Bulletin for July 

And now for some First Lines:

I just received this book for review from NetGalley. I'm not sure what to expect, because everything about it is new to me, but it fulfills the Nordic Noir (which I didn't even know was a genre!) prompt for the 52 Books Challenge so here goes!

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1956

6 August

The grey hat flew out to sea.

Kristjan had stepped out of the wheelhouse to admire the view over Faxafloi bay and watch the island approaching, low and green against the backdrop of mountains.

~From the beginning of Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir

What happened to Lára?

Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Iceland's most infamous unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?

Thirty years later, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lára's case. But as he draws closer to discovering the secret, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him, it soon becomes clear that Lára's disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved . . .

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted by Rose City Reader.

*It's Book Beginnings on Fridays! Time to gather with our fellow book lovers and share the opening sentence (or so) of the books we are reading this week. Or share from a book that is on your mind right now -- whatever catches your fancy.

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First Line Fridays is hosted at Reading is My SuperPower

*Share the first line or two of the book closest to you, then visit other FLF participants.

*Please keep posts family friendly or clean reads.

*Link back to Reading is My SuperPower within your post or grab a button.

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To Sunna, the moments were precious, the sweet fragrance helping to distract her mind briefly from brooding on her loss, and she regularly bought packets of exotic tea in an attempt to re-create the experience at home. But today she had work to do.

~at 56% of Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdóttir

The Friday 56 is hosted at Freda's Voice

*Grab a book, any book.

*Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your e-reader.

*Find a snippet, short and sweet.

*Post it, and share in the Linky.

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