When a depressed, alcoholic single mother disappears, everything suggests suicide, until her body is found on the lava fields. Icelandic Detective Elma and her team are thrust into a perplexing, chilling investigation in book two in the award-winning, international bestselling Forbidden Iceland series… ‘Chilling and addictive, with a twist you won't see coming. I loved it!' Shari Lapena ‘An exciting and harrowing tale’ Ragnar Jónasson ‘Complex, gripping and moving’ The Times ‘Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!’ Lesley Kara _____________ 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 ***WINNER of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger*** ‘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   For fans of Ragnar Jonasson, Camilla Lackberg, Ruth Rendell, Gillian McAllister and Shari Lapena

A wealthy family is investigated and dark secrets are exposed when a body is found on the isolated Icelandic lava fields outside the hotel where they've gathered for a reunion … the chilling, gripping prequel to the addictive Forbidden Iceland series…   ‘A tense, twisty page-turner that you’ll have serious trouble putting down’ Catherine Ryan Howard   ‘In a Forbidden Iceland novel, there’s no terrain more treacherous than the mind … a deep-dark thriller to read with the lights on’ A J Finn   ‘Riveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intrigue … like Succession on ice’ Liz Nugent   ***WINNER of the STORYTEL AWARD for Crime Book of the Year***   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––   The wealthy, powerful Snæberg clan has gathered for a family reunion at a futuristic hotel set amongst the dark lava flows of Iceland's remote Snæfellsnes peninsula.   Petra Snæberg, a successful interior designer, is anxious about the event, and her troubled teenage daughter, Lea, whose social-media presence has attracted the wrong kind of followers. Ageing carpenter Tryggvi is an outsider, only tolerated because he's the boyfriend of Petra's aunt, but he's struggling to avoid alcohol because he knows what happens when he drinks … Humble hotel employee, Irma, is excited to meet this rich and famous family and observe them at close quarters … perhaps too close…   As the weather deteriorates and the alcohol flows, one of the guests disappears, and it becomes clear that there is a prowler lurking in the dark. But is the real danger inside … within the family itself?   Masterfully cranking up the suspense, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir draws us into an isolated, frozen setting, where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted, as the dark secrets and painful pasts of the Snæberg family are uncovered … and the shocking truth revealed.   Succession meets And Then There Were None … A Golden Age mystery for the 21st Century, with a shocking twist.   ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––   ‘Your new Nordic Noir obsession’ Vogue   ‘Confirms Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir as a leading light of Icelandic noir … a master of misdirection’ The Times   Praise for the Forbidden Iceland series   **Winner of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger** **Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime** **Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger** **Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Award for Best Thriller**   ‘Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist … I loved it’ Shari Lapena   ‘Beautifully written … one of the rising stars of Nordic Noir’ Victoria Selman   ‘Fans of Nordic Noir will love this’ Ann Cleeves   ‘Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!’ Lesley Kara   ‘Creepily compelling’ Heidi Amsinck   ‘Elma is a memorably complex character’ Financial Times   ‘Exciting and harrowing’ Ragnar Jónasson   ‘Fantastic’ Sunday Times   ‘So atmospheric’ Hea