The Doll

11 hrs. 33 min.

Language Russian

Author Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

Narrator Artyom Surkov

It was an ordinary day for a mother and daughter, but it turned into a turning point in their lives. While fishing, they discovered a broken doll tangled in their tackle. The mother wanted to throw it away, but the daughter begged her to leave it. That small act of kindness proved fateful.

That evening, the mother posted a photo of the doll on social networks, and the next morning she was gone. Detective Huldar, who at the time was out on a boat in rough waters, tried to find human remains, but identifying the skeleton wasn’t easy. He asked for help from a psychologist, Freya.

Huldar investigated the murder of a homeless drug addict, while Freya worked on a case involving alleged child abuse in a foster family. Soon it became clear that the two cases were connected through a missing witness—a girl who, many years ago, had wanted to get the doll.

“Doll” is a tense, frightening, and gripping book that confirms Irsa Sigurdardottir’s reputation as a master of storytelling in her genre.

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