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
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