Lilja Sigurdardóttir

When the chief suspect in the disappearance of Áróra’s sister is found dead, and Áróra’s new financial investigation leads to the street where her sister was last seen, she is drawn into a shocking case that threatens everything … The unmissable finale to the chilling, twisty, award-winning series… When the fate of Áróra’s missing sister, Isafold, is discovered, Áróra is relieved that she can halt a search that has taken over her life, even if the mystery remains unsolved. But when Isafold’s boyfriend – chief suspect in her disappearance – is found dead in the same place that Isafold’s body was found, Áróra begins to lose her grip on reality. To distract herself, she dives headfirst into a money-laundering case that her friend Daníel is investigating. But she finds that there is more than meets the eye, and once again, all leads point towards Engihjalli, the street where Isafold lived and died, and a series of shocking secrets that could explain and endanger everything… Atmospheric, dark and chilling, Black as Death is the much-anticipated finale to the addictive, twisty An Áróra Investigation series, as Áróra and her friends search for answers that may take them to places even darker than death…

Icelandic sisters ¦róra and +safold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with +safold, ¦róra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But she soon realises that her sister isn't avoiding her … she has disappeared, without trace. As she confronts +safold's abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend Björn, and begins to probe her sister's reclusive neighbours - who have their own reasons for staying out of sight - ¦róra is led into an ever-darker web of intrigue and manipulation. Baffled by the conflicting details of her sister's life, and blinded by the shiveringly bright midnight sun of the Icelandic summer, ¦róra enlists the help of police officer Dan?el, as she tries to track her sister's movements, and begins to tail Björn - but she isn't the only one watching… Slick, tense, atmospheric and superbly plotted, Cold as Hell marks the start of a riveting, addictive new series from one of Iceland's bestselling crime writers.