When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. Icelandic politician Katrín Júlíusdóttir's award-winning debut – first in a breathtaking series…**Winner of the Blackbird Award for Best Icelandic Crime Debut**`A breathtaking thriller from one of Iceland's most exciting new voices' E...

When detective-in-training Sigurdís interrupts her studies in the US to return to Iceland, after discovering that the investigation into her abusive father's death has been dropped, she's plunged into a completely new case when a controversial TV personality is murdered during the Reykjavík Marathon.'[A] hugely satisfying novel' The Sunday Times'A new voice in Icelandic crime fiction … plays with the reader's expectations with cool...

When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn't until young police officer Sigurdís finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging. As Óttar's shady business dealings become clear, a second, unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdís finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing re...

When detective-in-training Sigurdís interrupts her studies in the US to return to Iceland, after discovering that the investigation into her abusive father's death has been dropped, she's plunged into a completely new case when a controversial TV personality is murdered during the Reykjavík Marathon. Icelandic detective-in-training Sigurdís is studying criminal psychology in the US, but her plans are thrown into disarray when she discovers that her boss and mentor, Garðar, has been fired f...

Wanneer de invloedrijke zakenman en regeringsfunctionaris Oěttar Karlsson dood wordt aangetroffen na nooit te zijn verschenen op zijn eigen verrassingsfeest, staat de politie voor een raadsel.Dan ontdekt de jonge agente Sigurdiěs een verborgen kluis in zijn luxe appartement, met daarin documenten die geheime geldstromen en een vaag Amerikaans contact blootleggen. Wat begint als een onderzoek naar corruptie, leidt haar uiteindelijk van IJsland naar de Verenigde staten. In Minnesota ...