{"product_id":"9781914585203-night-shadows","title":"Night Shadows","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe twisty, chilling new Forbidden Iceland mystery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIcelandic 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIcelandic 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ***WINNER of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘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’ \u003cb\u003eA J Finn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist … I loved it’ \u003cb\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Another beautifully written novel from one of the rising stars of Nordic Noir’ \u003cb\u003eVictoria Selman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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…\u003cbr\u003e ____________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A creepily compelling Icelandic mystery that had me hooked from page one. \u003ci\u003eNight Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e will make you want to sleep with the lights on’ \u003cb\u003eHeidi Amsinck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘I loved everything about this book: the characters, the setting, the storyline, an intricately woven cast … this book had me utterly gripped!’ \u003cb\u003eJ M Hewitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘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. \u003ci\u003eNight Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute must-read!’ \u003cb\u003eNordic Watchlist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘The author writes so beautifully you are immediately immersed in the chilly surrounds … a genuinely excellent novel’ \u003cb\u003eLiz Loves Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘One of the most compelling contemporary writers of crime fiction and psychological suspense’\u003cb\u003e Duncan Beattie,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiction from Afar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Forbidden Iceland series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Fans of Nordic Noir will love this’ \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\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 ‘Complex, gripping and moving’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An exciting and harrowing tale’ \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!’ \u003cb\u003eLesley Kara\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 ‘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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For fans of Ragnar Jonasson, Camilla Lackberg, Ruth Rendell, Gillian McAllister and Shari Lapen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40033762345057,"sku":"9781914585203","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31822320.jpg?v=1734619154","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781914585203-night-shadows","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}