Burial Rites (2013) is a novel by Australian author Hannah Kent, based on a true story.

Burial Rites tells the story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, a servant in northern Iceland who was condemned to death after the murder of two men, one of whom was her employer, and became the last woman put to death in Iceland.

[1] Kent was inspired to write Burial Rites during her time as an exchange student in Iceland when she was 17, where she learnt the story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir.

[2] She then made it the topic of her honours degree thesis and PhD at Flinders University, with additional mentoring by Geraldine Brooks.

[3][4] In 2017, it was announced that Luca Guadagnino will direct a film adaptation starring Jennifer Lawrence.