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Girls Who Lie (Forbidden Iceland 2)
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
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?
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 Maríanna’s past – and the childhood of a girl who never was like the others…
Breathtakingly chilling and tantalisingly twisty, Girls Who Lie 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.
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 Maríanna’s past – and the childhood of a girl who never was like the others…
Breathtakingly chilling and tantalisingly twisty, Girls Who Lie 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.
GENRE
Crime; Mystery; Scandi-Noir; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
May 2021
Crime; Mystery; Scandi-Noir; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
May 2021
Praise
Shortlisted for the Storytel Award 2021
"An exciting and harrowing tale from one of Iceland's rising stars."
Ragnar Jónasson
"Chilling and addictive, with a twist you won't see coming. I loved it!"
Shari Lapena
"Complex, gripping and moving."
The Times
"Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!"
Lesley Kara
"An exciting and harrowing tale from one of Iceland's rising stars."
Ragnar Jónasson
"Chilling and addictive, with a twist you won't see coming. I loved it!"
Shari Lapena
"Complex, gripping and moving."
The Times
"Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!"
Lesley Kara
Also by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Hidden Iceland series
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Rights Sales for GIRLS WHO LIE
Estonia: Eesti Raamat
France: EDLM
Germany: Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch
Iceland: Veröld Publishers
Netherlands: De Fontein
Spain: Atico de los Libros
World English Language: Orenda Books
France: EDLM
Germany: Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch
Iceland: Veröld Publishers
Netherlands: De Fontein
Spain: Atico de los Libros
World English Language: Orenda Books