{"product_id":"9781917764230-home-before-dark","title":"Home Before Dark","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dark, twisty, utterly chilling new psychological thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStruggling to separate her dreams from reality, a young woman investigates the disappearance of her sister ten years earlier … worried that she might be next. A breathtaking, twisty standalone thriller from the international bestselling author of the Forbidden Iceland series…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStruggling to separate her dreams from reality, a young woman investigates the disappearance of her sister ten years earlier … worried that she might be next. A breathtaking, twisty standalone thriller from the international bestselling author of the Forbidden Iceland series…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Truly addictive, I inhaled it in a single day’ \u003cb\u003eLouise Candlish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Dark, chilling and so atmospheric’ \u003cb\u003eClaire Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Eva Björg Ægisdóttir just gets better and better’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Pearse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A complex, increasingly creepy tale of young love, dysfunctional families, long-buried secrets and pen pals who are not what they seem … Its psychological depth and physical shocks recall the work of the great Ruth Rendell’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A masterclass of psychological suspense from the superstar of Icelandic noir … addictively creepy’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER of the Blood Drop Award for Iceland's Best Crime Novel of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovember, 1967, Iceland.\u003c\/b\u003e Fourteen-year-old Marsí has a secret penpal – a boy who lives on the other side of the country – but she has been writing to him in her older sister's name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when the date arrives, Marsí is prevented from going, and during the night her sister Stína goes missing – her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsí and her penpal had agreed to meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovember, 1977.\u003c\/b\u003e Stína's disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsí. It's from her penpal, and he's still out there…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesperate for news of her missing sister, but terrified that he might coming after her next, Marsí returns to her hometown and embarks on an investigation of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Marsí has always had trouble distinguishing her vivid dreams from reality, and as insomnia threatens her sanity, it seems she can't even trust her own memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd her sister's killer is still on the loose…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘That rare crime novel – pacy and well-plotted but also driven by well-drawn, believable characters … Put this at the top of your TBR!’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Pearse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A chilling, atmospheric mystery with a devilishly unguessable solution’ \u003cb\u003eLouise Candlish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Like an Icelandic winter, \u003ci\u003eHome before Dark\u003c\/i\u003e chilled me to the very core. An utterly gripping read, it kept me guessing till the last shocking twist’ \u003cb\u003eHeidi Amsinck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Dark, chilling and so atmospheric, I was utterly gripped by this clever, twisty thriller … a must read’ \u003cb\u003eClaire Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eva Björg Ægisdóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist’ \u003cb\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Fans of Nordic Noir will love this’ \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This is virtuoso suspense writing’ \u003cb\u003eA.J. Finn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Riveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intrigue’ \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A tense, twisty page-turner that you'll have serious trouble putting down’ \u003cb\u003eCatherine Ryan Howard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Winner of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Award for Best Thriller**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57684698268022,"sku":"9781917764230","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40988444.jpg?v=1776963310","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781917764230-home-before-dark","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}