**INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER** 'A brilliant debut.' -- Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'An intriguing mystery, an exotic setting, and a Christie vibe--what's not to love?' -- Shari Lapena, internationally bestselling author Trapped on a remote island by a howling storm, nine people sit down to dinner. One of them is about to die. A group of international players has gathered in a tiny village off the coast of Iceland for a diplomatic dinner. There's Kristj n, the mayor reeling from a personal tragedy. Graeme, the ambassador with an agenda to push. Jane, his wife, along for the ride on another one of her husband's many business trips. And several others, from Iceland and from abroad, each with their own reason for being there, their own loyalties and grievances. By the end of the night, one of them will be dead. And it will be up to the ambassador's wife, Jane, to figure out how--and why. What Jane soon comes to realize is that small communities can be the most
