Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

When a woman’s body is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, investigators discover shocking secrets in her past. First in the disturbing, chillingly atmospheric, addictive new Forbidden Iceland series. 'Fans of Nordic Noir will love this moving debut from Icelander Eva Bjork Aegisdottir. It's subtle, nuanced, with a sympathetic central character and the possibilities of great stories to come' Ann Cleeves ‘An exciting and harrowing tale from one of Iceland’s rising stars’ Ragnar Jónasson _________________ When a body of a woman is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, it soon becomes clear that she’s no stranger to the area. Chief Investigating Officer Elma, who has returned to Akranes following a failed relationship, and her collegues Sævar and Hörður, commence an uneasy investigation, which uncovers a shocking secret in the dead woman’s past that continues to reverberate in the present day ... But as Elma and her team make a series of discoveries, they bring to light a host of long-hidden crimes that shake the entire community. Sifting through the rubble of the townspeople’s shattered memories, they have to dodge increasingly serious threats, and find justice ... before it’s too late. _________________ ‘We’re used to Icelandic writers lowering the temperature — in more ways than one — and Ægisdóttir proves to be adept at this chilly art as any of her confrères (and consoeurs). Elma is a memorably complex character, and Victoria Cribb’s translation is (as usual) non-pareil’ Financial Times ‘A deserted lighthouse & a murdered woman set the scene for this haunting & compelling mystery where the dark secrets of a small town are shockingly exposed. As chilling and atmospheric as an Icelandic winter’ Lisa Gray ‘Elma leaves Reykjavik CID for a job with the police in her hometown of Akranes, deeming it “every bit as quiet as it appeared to be” — until the discovery of a murdered woman starts to unravel a thread of long-buried crimes hidden deep in the community. Elma is a fantastic heroine, making this a bestseller in Iceland’ The Times

The Creak on the Stairs

Næturskuggar

Þú sérð mig ekki

Strákar sem meiða

When a depressed, alcoholic single mother disappears, everything suggests suicide, but when her body is found, Icelandic Detective Elma and her team are thrust into a perplexing, chilling investigation. ***WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY NEW BLOOD DAGGER*** ‘Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!’ Lesley Kara ‘An exciting and harrowing tale’ Ragnar Jónasson ‘Chilling and addictive, with a twist you won't see coming. I loved it!' Shari Lapena _____________ When single mother Maríanna disappears from her home, leaving an apologetic note on the kitchen table, everyone assumes that she’s taken her own life ... until her body is found on the Grábrók lava fields seven months later, clearly the victim of murder. Her neglected fifteen-year-old daughter Hekla has been placed in foster care, but is her perfect new life hiding something sinister? Fifteen years earlier, a desperate new mother lies in a maternity ward, unable to look at her own child, the start of an odd and broken relationship that leads to a shocking tragedy. Police officer Elma and her colleagues take on the case, which becomes increasingly complex, as the number of suspects grows and new light is shed on Maríanna’s past – and the childhood of a girl who never was like the others... Breathtakingly chilling and tantalisingly twisty, Girls Who Lie is at once a startling, tense psychological thriller and a sophisticated police procedural, marking Eva Björg Ægisdottir as one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction. _______________ Praise for Eva Björg Ægisdottir ‘Fans of Nordic Noir will love this ... subtle, nuanced, with a sympathetic central character and the possibilities of great stories to come’ Ann Cleeves ‘Not only a full-fat mystery, but also a chilling demonstration of how monsters are made’ The Times ‘Beautifully written, spine-tingling and disturbing ... a thrilling new voice in Icelandic crime fiction’ Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ‘As chilling and atmospheric as an Icelandic winter’ Lisa Gray ‘Elma is a fantastic heroine’ Sunday Times ‘Eva Björg Aegisdóttir is definitely a born storyteller and she skilfully surprised me with some amazing plot twists’ Hilary Mortz ‘An unsettling and exciting read with a couple of neat red herrings to throw the reader off the scent’ NB Magazine ‘Chilling and troubling ... reminiscent of Jorn Lier Horst‘s Norwegian procedurals. This is a book that makes an impact’ Crime Fiction Lover ‘Elma is a memorably complex character’ Financial Times ‘The twist comes out of the blue ... enthralling’ Tap The Line Magazine

Girls Who Lie

Ein vermeintlicher Suizid wird zum mysteriösen Mordfall für Kommissarin Elma und ihr Team – der zweite Teil der preisgekrönten isländischen Krimiserie von Eva Björg Ægisdóttir Als eine alkoholabhängige, alleinerziehende Mutter verschwindet und einen Abschiedsbrief hinterlässt, gehen alle von einem Selbstmord aus. Bis ihre Leiche sieben Monate später in einem Lavafeld entdeckt wird. Auch im zweiten Band der preisgekrönten isländischen Krimiserie ermitteln Kommissarin Elma und ihr Team in einem hochspannenden und komplexen Fall. Im Spätherbst wird in einem Lavafeld in Westisland eine Leiche entdeckt. Es handelt sich um Maríanna, eine alleinerziehende Mutter, die vor sieben Monaten spurlos verschwand und von der man annahm, dass sie Selbstmord begangen hatte. Doch Maríanna ist zweifelsfrei ermordet worden, und Kommissarin Elma und ihr Team müssen den Fall neu aufrollen. Maríannas fünfzehnjährige Tochter Hekla wohnt inzwischen bei Pflegeeltern, und scheint dort zufriedener zu sein als bei ihrer Mutter. Warum? Fünfzehn Jahre zuvor liegt eine junge Mutter auf der Entbindungsstation, verzweifelt, weil es ihr nicht gelingt eine Verbindung zu ihrer neu geborenen Tochter zu knüpfen. Der Beginn einer komplizierten und konfliktreichen Beziehung. Für das Ermittlungsteam um Elma und Sævar wird der zunächst einfach scheinende Fall immer komplexer, je mehr sie herausfinden. Zumal immer neue Details über Maríannas Vergangenheit ans Licht kommen. Auch in ihrem zweiten Kriminalroman erweist sich Eva Björg Ægisdóttir als Meisterin psychologischer Fallstricke und falscher Fährten. Ein hochspannender Fall mit unerwarteten Wendungen, die man mit angehaltenem Atem verfolgt.

Ein Island-Krimi

Verlogen

Verschwiegen

Im ersten Band ihrer Krimi-Reihe führt uns Eva Björg Ægisdóttir in die isländische Kleinstadt Akranes. Jede*r kennt jede*n, das Leben verläuft einigermaßen ereignislos, bis eines Tages eine unbekannte Tote die beschauliche Kleinstadtidylle gehörig durcheinanderbringt. Als in der Nähe des Leuchtturms der isländischen Stadt Akranes die Leiche einer zunächst unbekannten jungen Frau gefunden wird, stellt sich schnell heraus, dass sie keine Fremde in dem kleinen Ort ist. Polizistin Elma, die selbst in Akranes aufgewachsen und nach dem Ende ihrer Beziehung aus Reykjavík in den Ort ihrer Kindheit zurückgekehrt ist, übernimmt die Ermittlungen zusammen mit ihren Kollegen Saevar und Hördur. Gemeinsam stoßen sie auf ein Geheimnis in der Vergangenheit der Toten, dessen Folgen bis heute nachwirken. Im Zuge der weiteren Ermittlungen entdecken Elma und ihr Team nach und nach eine Reihe weiterer, lang verborgener Verbrechen, die die gesamte Community der Stadt erschüttern. Aus den oft bruchstückhaften Erinnerungen von Zeug*innen und Beteiligten müssen sie die Vorkommnisse von damals rekonstruieren. Dabei bleibt nichts so, wie es zunächst scheint, und auch die Ermittler*innen haben immer wieder mit ihren eigenen Dämonen zu kämpfen. Ein hochspannender, psychologischer Krimi mit einer enorm überzeugenden Ermittlerin und großartigen Kulisse. »Verschwiegen« war die Nummer Eins der isländischen Bestsellerliste, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir gilt als die neue Stimme der nordischen Krimiliteratur.

Icelandic detective Elma faces mortal danger as she investigates the death of a young man in a mysterious Akranes house fire, and a Dutch au pair's perfect placement turns deadly ... The breathtaking third instalment in the award-winning Forbidden Iceland series. ***WINNER of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger*** 'Her best, boldest work to date: a mystery both merciless and compassionate, subtly eerie yet flat-out frightening, featuring a detective as complicated as Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole. This is virtuoso suspense writing' A J Finn 'Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist ... I loved it' Shari Lapena 'Another beautifully written novel from one of the rising stars of Nordic Noir' Victoria Selman _________________ The small community of Akranes is devastated when a young man dies in a mysterious house fire, and when Detective Elma and her colleagues from West Iceland CID discover the fire was arson, they become embroiled in an increasingly perplexing case involving multiple suspects. What's more, the dead man's final online search raises fears that they could be investigating not one murder, but two. A few months before the fire, a young Dutch woman takes a job as an au pair in Iceland, desperate to make a new life for herself after the death of her father. But the seemingly perfect family who employs her turns out to have problems of its own and she soon discovers she is running out of people to turn to. As the police begin to home in on the truth, Elma, already struggling to come to terms with a life-changing event, finds herself in mortal danger as it becomes clear that someone has secrets they'll do anything to hide... ___________________ 'A creepily compelling Icelandic mystery that had me hooked from page one. Night Shadows will make you want to sleep with the lights on' Heidi Amsinck 'I loved everything about this book: the characters, the setting, the storyline, an intricately woven cast ... this book had me utterly gripped!' J M Hewitt 'With the third release in the Forbidden Iceland series, Eva Björg establishes herself as not just one of the brightest names in Icelandic crime fiction, but in crime fiction full stop. Night Shadows is an absolute must-read!' Nordic Watchlist 'One of the most compelling contemporary writers of crime fiction and psychological suspense' Duncan Beattie, Fiction from Afar Praise for the Forbidden Iceland series: 'Fans of Nordic Noir will love this' Ann Cleeves 'Elma is a fantastic heroine' Sunday Times 'Complex, gripping and moving' The Times 'An exciting and harrowing tale' Ragnar Jónasson 'Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!' Lesley Kara 'Not only a full-fat mystery, but also a chilling demonstration of how monsters are made' The Times 'Beautifully written, spine-tingling and disturbing ... a thrilling new voice in Icelandic crime fiction' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 'As chilling and atmospheric as an Icelandic winter' Lisa Gray 'An unsettling and exciting read with a couple of neat red herrings to throw the reader off the scent' NB Magazine 'Elma is a memorably complex character' Financial Times 'The twist comes out of the blue ... enthralling' Tap The Line Magazine For fans of Ragnar Jonasson, Camilla Lackberg, Ruth Rendell, Gillian McAllister and Shari Lapena

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