{"product_id":"9781913193737-girls-who-lie","title":"Girls Who Lie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen 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…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Chilling and addictive, with a twist you won't see coming. I loved it!' \u003cb\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An exciting and harrowing tale’ \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Complex, gripping and moving’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!’ \u003cb\u003eLesley Kara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Breathtakingly chilling and tantalisingly twisty, \u003ci\u003eGirls Who Lie\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e _______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eva Björg Ægisdottir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***WINNER of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Fans of Nordic Noir will love this … subtle, nuanced, with a sympathetic central character and the possibilities of great stories to come’ \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Not only a full-fat mystery, but also a chilling demonstration of how monsters are made’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Beautifully written, spine-tingling and disturbing … a thrilling new voice in Icelandic crime fiction’ \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘As chilling and atmospheric as an Icelandic winter’ \u003cb\u003eLisa Gray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Elma is a fantastic heroine’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Eva Björg Aegisdóttir is definitely a born storyteller and she skilfully surprised me with some amazing plot twists’ \u003cb\u003eHilary Mortz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An unsettling and exciting read with a couple of neat red herrings to throw the reader off the scent’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Chilling and troubling … reminiscent of Jorn Lier Horst‘s Norwegian procedurals. This is a book that makes an impact’ \u003cb\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Elma is a memorably complex character’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The twist comes out of the blue … enthralling’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTap The Line Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Ragnar Jonasson, Camilla Lackberg, Ruth Rendell, Gillian McAllister and Shari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56463660646774,"sku":"9781913193737","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31802081.jpg?v=1760585486","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913193737-girls-who-lie","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}