White as Snow

Overview

Daníel and Áróra hunt a brutal killer when a shipping container with the bodies of five women is found outside Reykjavik, as Áróra continues the search for her missing sister. Book three in the addictive, chilling An Áróra Investigation series.

`Lilja Sigurðardóttir is good at describing the dark and cold of her native Iceland — and making you laugh … telling a terrific tale with twist after twist´ The Times BOOK OF THE MONTH

`Another action-packed and pacy thriller … The writing is crisp and clear, plotting ingenious and characterisation so vivid´ Liz Nugent

`Icelandic crime queen Lilja Sigurðardóttir goes from strength to strength, as is proved by White as Snow … protagonists tackling sub-zero temperatures and baffling crimes´ Financial Times

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On a snowy winter morning, an abandoned shipping container is discovered near Reykjavík. Inside are the bodies of five young women – one of them barely alive.

As Icelandic Police detective Daníel struggles to investigate the most brutal crime of his career, Áróra looks into the background of a suspicious man, who turns out to be engaged to Daníel's former wife, and the connections don’t stop there…

Daníel and Áróra’s cases pit them both against ruthless criminals with horrifying agendas, while Áróra persists with her search for her missing sister, Ísafold, whose devastating disappearance continues to haunt her.

As the temperature drops and the 24-hour darkness and freezing snow hamper their efforts, their investigations become increasingly dangerous … for everyone.

Atmospheric, twisty and breathtakingly tense, White as Snow is the third instalment in the riveting, award-winning An Áróra Investigation series, as crimes committed far beyond Iceland’s shores come home…

Shortlisted for The Blood Drop – Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year, 2022

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Praise for the An Áróra Investigation series:

`Icelandic crime-writing at its finest´ Shari Lapena

`Lilja Sigurdardottir is rapidly becoming my favourite Icelandic writer´ The Times

`Chilly and chilling … another tense and thrilling read!´ Tariq Ashkanani

`The Icelandic scenery and weather are beautifully evoked…´ Daily Mail

`A stand-out voice in Iceland Noir´ James Oswald

`Sure to please Scandi-noir fans´ Publishers Weekly

`So atmospheric´ Crime Monthly

`Another bleak, unpredictable classic´ Metro

`Tough, uncompromising and unsettling´ Val McDermid

`Tense and pacey´ Guardian

`Deftly plotted´ Financial Times

`Breathtakingly original´ New York Journal of Books

`Taut, gritty and thoroughly absorbing´ Booklist

`A stunning addition to the icy-cold crime genre´ Foreword Reviews

`A thrilling ride, super-addictive, fast-paced and atmospheric´ From Belgium with Booklove

`Another emotional, pacy, tension-filled and highly topical investigation´ Jen Med’s Book Reviews

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Author Biography

Icelandic crime-writer Lilja Sigurðardóttir was born in the town of Akranes in 1972 and raised in Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Iceland. An award-winning playwright, Lilja has written ten crime novels, including Snare, Trap and Cage, making up the Reykjavík Noir trilogy, and her standalone thriller Betrayal, all of which have hit bestseller lists worldwide. Snare was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger, Cage won Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year and was a Guardian Book of the Year.

David Hackston is a British Translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. Notable publications include The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy, Maria Peura’s coming-of-age novel At the Edge of Light, Johanna Sinisalo’s eco-thriller Birdbrain, two crime novels by Matti Joensuu and Kati Hiekkapelto’s Anna Fekete series (which currently includes The Hummingbird, The Defenceless and The Exiled, all published by Orenda Books). He also translates Antti Tuomainen’s stories. In 2007 he was awarded the Finnish State Prize for Translation.