Dan el and r ra hunt a brutal killer when a shipping container with the bodies of five women is found outside Reykjavik, as r ra continues the search for her missing sister. Book three in the addictive, chilling An r ra Investigation series.
Lilja Sigur ard ttir 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 Sigur ard ttir 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 Reykjav k. Inside are the bodies of five young women - one of them barely alive.
As Icelandic Police detective Dan el struggles to investigate the most brutal crime of his career, r ra looks into the background of a suspicious man, who turns out to be engaged to Dan el's former wife, and the connections don't stop there...
Dan el and r ra's cases pit them both against ruthless criminals with horrifying agendas, while r ra persists with her search for her missing sister, safold, 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 r ra 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 r ra 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