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A stunning standalone thriller from the Queen of Iceland Noir.
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***Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel***
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‘Tough, uncompromising and unsettling’ Val McDermid
When aid worker Ãrsula returns to Iceland for a new job, she’s drawn into the dangerous worlds of politics, corruption and misogyny ? a powerful, relevant, fast-paced standalone thriller.
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Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Ãrsula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again.
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But on her first day in the post, Ãrsula promises to help a mother seeking justice for her daughter, who had been raped by a policeman, and life in high office soon becomes much more harrowing than Ãrsula could ever have imagined. A homeless man is stalking her – but is he hounding her, or warning her of some danger? And why has the death of her father in police custody so many years earlier reared its head again?
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As Ãrsula is drawn into dirty politics, facing increasingly deadly threats, the lives of her stalker, her bodyguard and even a witch-like cleaning lady intertwine. Small betrayals become large ones, and the stakes are raised ever higher?
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Praise for Lilja Sigurdardóttir
‘Tense and pacey’ Guardian
‘Highly unusual’ The Times
‘Smart writing with a strongly beating heart’ Big Issue
‘Deftly plotted’Â Financial Times
‘Breathtakingly original’Â New York Journal of Books
‘Taut, gritty and thoroughly absorbing’ Booklist
‘A stunning addition to the icy-cold crime genre’ Foreword Reviews