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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. 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It's subtle, nuanced, with a sympathetic central character and the possibilities of great stories to come' \u003cstrong\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEva Bjrg gisdttirs accomplished first novel is not only a full-fat mystery, but also a chilling demonstration of how monsters are made \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElma is a memorably complex character, and Victoria Cribbs translation is (as usual) non-pareil \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElma is a fantastic heroine \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263960826150,"sku":"girls-who-lie-limited-edition","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/BOOKSforWEBSITEDONOTDELETE-2024-05-01T180814.625.png?v=1714583306"},{"product_id":"night-shadows-limited-edition","title":"Night Shadows - Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXCLUSIVE HARDBACK EDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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 pairs perfect placement turns deadly  The breathtaking third instalment in the award-winning Forbidden Iceland series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***WINNER of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***SHORTLISTED for the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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. 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Ageing carpenter Tryggvi is an outsider, only tolerated because hes the boyfriend of Petras aunt, but hes struggling to avoid alcohol because he knows what happens when he drinks Ķ Humble hotel employee, Irma, is excited to meet this rich and famous family and observe them at close quarters Ķ perhaps too closeĶ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut is the real danger inside Ķ within the family itself?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMasterfully cranking up the suspense, Eva Björg Ægisdottir 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 Sn?berg family are uncovered Ķ and the shocking truth revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Golden Age mystery for the 21st Century, with a shocking twist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264455229734,"sku":"you-cant-see-me","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/BOOKSforWEBSITEDONOTDELETE-2024-05-01T180758.150.png?v=1714583374"},{"product_id":"boys-who-hurt","title":"Boys Who Hurt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma finds herself confronted with a complex case, when a man is found murdered in a holiday cottage in the depths of the Icelandic countryside – the victim of a frenzied knife attack, with a shocking message scrawled on the wall above him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt home with their baby daughter, Sævar is finding it hard to let go of work, until the chance discovery in a discarded box provides him with a distraction. Could the diary of a young boy, detailing the events of a long-ago summer have a bearing on Elma’s case?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOnce again, the team at West Iceland CID have to contend with local secrets in the small town of Akranes, where someone has a vested interest in preventing the truth from coming to light. 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