Girls who lie - Eva Bjrg gisdttir

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!'ShariLapena

'An exciting and harrowing tale'RagnarJnasson

'Complex, gripping and moving' The Times

'Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!'Lesley Kara
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When single mother Maranna 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 Grbrk 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 Maranna's past - and the childhood of a girl who never was like the others

Breathtakingly chilling and tantalisingly twisty,Girls Who Lieis at once a startling, tense psychological thriller and a sophisticated police procedural, marking Eva Bjrg gisdottir as one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction.
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Praise for Eva Bjrg gisdottir

***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 Sigurardttir

'As chilling and atmospheric as an Icelandic winter'Lisa Gray

'Elma is a fantastic heroine'Sunday Times

'Eva Bjrg Aegisdttir 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 throwthereader offthescent'NB Magazine

'Chilling and troubling
reminiscent ofJorn 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

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