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Struggling to separate her dreams from reality, a young woman investigates the disappearance of her sister ten years earlier ā¦ worried that she might be next. A breathtaking, twisty standalone thriller from the international bestselling author of the Forbidden Iceland seriesā¦
`She uses complex plots to explore how monsters are made and demonstrate that āevil can lurk behind the most attractive of smilesā ā¦ If you have never read ĆgisdĆ³ttir, now is the time to startĀ“Ā Mark Sanderson,Ā The Times
**WINNER of the Blood Drop Award for Icelandās Best Crime Novel of the Year**
**SHORTLISTED for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel**
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November, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsi has a secret penpal ā a boy who lives on the other side of the country ā but she has been writing to him in her older sisterās name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time.
But when the date arrives, Marsi is prevented from going, and during the night her sister StĆna goes missing ā her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsi and her penpal had agreed to meet.
November, 1977. StĆnaās disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsi. Itās from her penpal, and heās still out thereā¦
Desperate for news of her missing sister, but terrified that he might coming after her next, Marsi returns to her hometown and embarks on an investigation of her own.
But Marsi has always had trouble distinguishing her vivid dreams from reality, and as insomnia threatens her sanity, it seems she canāt even trust her own memories ā¦ and her sisterās killer is still on the looseā¦
Twisty, dark and utterly chilling,Ā Home Before DarkĀ is a breathtakingly accomplished psychological thriller where nothing and no one are what they seem, and smouldering secrets from the past reach into a present where everything is at risk, including Marsiās lifeā¦ā¦
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Praise for Eva Bjƶrg ĆgisdĆ³ttir
`Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist ā¦ I loved itĀ“Ā Shari Lapena
`Fans of Nordic Noir will love thisĀ“Ā Ann Cleeves
`Emotive, atmospheric and chillingly suspensefulĀ“Ā AA Chaudhuri
`This is virtuoso suspense writingĀ“Ā AJ Finn
`A canny synthesis of modern Nordic Noir and Golden Age mysteryĀ“Ā Financial Times
`Riveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intrigueĀ“Ā Liz Nugent
`A tense, twisty page-turner that youāll have serious trouble putting downĀ“Ā Catherine Ryan Howard
`Your new Nordic Noir obsessionĀ“Ā Vogue
`Confirms Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir as a leading light of Icelandic noir ā¦ a master of misdirectionĀ“Ā The Times
`Beautifully written ā¦ one of the rising stars of Nordic NoirĀ“Ā Victoria Selman
`Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!Ā“Ā Lesley Kara
`Creepily compellingĀ“Ā Heidi Amsinck
`Exciting and harrowingĀ“Ā Ragnar JĆ³nasson
`FantasticĀ“Ā Sunday Times
`So atmosphericĀ“Ā Heat
**Winner of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger**
**Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime**
**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**
**Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Award for Best Thriller**
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Struggling to separate her dreams from reality, a young woman investigates the disappearance of her sister ten years earlier ā¦ worried that she might be next. A breathtaking, twisty standalone thriller from the international bestselling author of the Forbidden Iceland seriesā¦
`She uses complex plots to explore how monsters are made and demonstrate that āevil can lurk behind the most attractive of smilesā ā¦ If you have never read ĆgisdĆ³ttir, now is the time to startĀ“Ā Mark Sanderson,Ā The Times
**WINNER of the Blood Drop Award for Icelandās Best Crime Novel of the Year**
**SHORTLISTED for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel**
āāāāāāāāāā
November, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsi has a secret penpal ā a boy who lives on the other side of the country ā but she has been writing to him in her older sisterās name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time.
But when the date arrives, Marsi is prevented from going, and during the night her sister StĆna goes missing ā her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsi and her penpal had agreed to meet.
November, 1977. StĆnaās disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsi. Itās from her penpal, and heās still out thereā¦
Desperate for news of her missing sister, but terrified that he might coming after her next, Marsi returns to her hometown and embarks on an investigation of her own.
But Marsi has always had trouble distinguishing her vivid dreams from reality, and as insomnia threatens her sanity, it seems she canāt even trust her own memories ā¦ and her sisterās killer is still on the looseā¦
Twisty, dark and utterly chilling,Ā Home Before DarkĀ is a breathtakingly accomplished psychological thriller where nothing and no one are what they seem, and smouldering secrets from the past reach into a present where everything is at risk, including Marsiās lifeā¦ā¦
āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā
Praise for Eva Bjƶrg ĆgisdĆ³ttir
`Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist ā¦ I loved itĀ“Ā Shari Lapena
`Fans of Nordic Noir will love thisĀ“Ā Ann Cleeves
`Emotive, atmospheric and chillingly suspensefulĀ“Ā AA Chaudhuri
`This is virtuoso suspense writingĀ“Ā AJ Finn
`A canny synthesis of modern Nordic Noir and Golden Age mysteryĀ“Ā Financial Times
`Riveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intrigueĀ“Ā Liz Nugent
`A tense, twisty page-turner that youāll have serious trouble putting downĀ“Ā Catherine Ryan Howard
`Your new Nordic Noir obsessionĀ“Ā Vogue
`Confirms Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir as a leading light of Icelandic noir ā¦ a master of misdirectionĀ“Ā The Times
`Beautifully written ā¦ one of the rising stars of Nordic NoirĀ“Ā Victoria Selman
`Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!Ā“Ā Lesley Kara
`Creepily compellingĀ“Ā Heidi Amsinck
`Exciting and harrowingĀ“Ā Ragnar JĆ³nasson
`FantasticĀ“Ā Sunday Times
`So atmosphericĀ“Ā Heat
**Winner of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger**
**Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime**
**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**
**Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Award for Best Thriller**
