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The Creak on the Stairs (Forbidden Iceland 1)
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

When the body of a woman is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, it soon becomes clear that she's no stranger to the area.

Chief Investigating Officer Elma, who has returned to Akranes following a failed relationship, and her colleagues Sævar and Hörður, commence an uneasy investigation, which uncovers a shocking secret in the dead woman's past that continues to reverberate in the present day...

But as Elma and her team make a series of discoveries, they bring to light a host of long-hidden crimes that shake the entire community. Sifting through the rubble of the townspeople's shattered memories, they have to dodge increasingly serious threats, and find justice... before it's too late.

An exquisitely written, disturbing, claustrophobic and chillingly atmospheric thriller, The Creak on the Stairs is the first in an electrifying series, by one of Iceland's most exciting new talents.

GENRE
Crime; Mystery; Thriller; Scandi-Noir

UK PUBLICATION
May 2020

Praise​

Winner of the Blackbird Award 2018

​Winner of the Storytel Award 2020


"Eva Björg Ægisdóttir's accomplished first novel is not only a full-fat mystery, but also a chilling demonstration of how monsters are made."
The Times

"An exciting and tragic crime novel that we will, without a doubt, hear more from in the future."
Blackbird Award committee (Veroöld Publishers, Ragnar Jónasson & Yrsa Sigurdardóttir)

"​We’re used to Icelandic writers lowering the temperature — in more ways than one — and Ægisdóttir proves to be adept at this chilly art as any of her confrères (and consoeurs). Elma is a memorably complex character, and Victoria Cribb’s translation is (as usual) non-pareil."
Barry Forshaw, Financial Times

Also by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

Forbidden Iceland series
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Rights Sales for THE CREAK ON THE STAIRS

Amharic: Hohe Publisher (Ethiopia)
Estonia: 
Eesti Raamat 
France: Le Martinière Littérature ​
Germany: Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch
Greece: Diaplasi Editions
Iceland: Veröld Publishers
Israel: Lesa Press
Japan: 
Shogankukan
Macedonia: Antolog
Netherlands: De Fontein
Poland: ​JK Publishing
​Spain: Atico de los Libros
​World English Language: Orenda Books

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