{"product_id":"boys-who-hurt-volume-5-paperback","title":"Boys Who Hurt: Volume 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEva Bj?rg ?gisd?ttir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictoria Cribb\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma investigates complex case of a man murdered in a holiday cottage, while S var discovers something in a discarded box that could help crack the case. The multi-award-winning, NUMBER ONE bestselling Forbidden Iceland series continues...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  She uses complex plots to explore how monsters are made and demonstrate that \"evil can lurk behind the most attractive of smiles\". Her many characters are people not puppets and she delights in pulling the rug from under their -and our - feet. If you have never read Aegisdottir, now is the time to start  \u003cb\u003eMark Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Meticulously plotted, this beautifully written novel has it all: a shocking murder, small-town secrets, a cast of suspicious characters and a compelling female detective ... Eva Bj?rg Aegisd?ttir at her best  \u003cb\u003eLesley Kara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Emotive, atmospheric and chillingly suspenseful ... one of the best thrillers I've read in a long time  \u003cb\u003eAA Chaudhuri\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A detective as complicated as Jo Nesb 's Harry Hole. This is virtuoso suspense writing  \u003cb\u003eAJ Finn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -------------- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma finds herself confronted with a complex case, when a man is found murdered in a holiday cottage in the depths of the Icelandic countryside - the victim of a frenzied knife attack, with a shocking message scrawled on the wall above him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At home with their baby daughter, S var is finding it hard to let go of work, until the chance discovery in a discarded box provides him with a distraction. Could the diary of a young boy, detailing the events of a long-ago summer have a bearing on Elma's case? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Once again, the team at West Iceland CID have to contend with local secrets in the small town of Akranes, where someone has a vested interest in preventing the truth from coming to light. And S var has secrets of his own that threaten to destroy his and Elma's newfound happiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tense, twisty and shocking, \u003ci\u003eBoys Who Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e is the next, addictive instalment in the award-winning Forbidden Iceland series, as dark events from the past endanger everything... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ------------- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Your new Nordic Noir obsession  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  So chilling  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PRAISE FOR THE FORBIDDEN ICELAND SERIES \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist  \u003cb\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Riveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intrigue  \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Fans of Nordic Noir will love this  \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A tense, twisty page-turner that you'll have serious trouble putting down  \u003cb\u003eCatherine Ryan Howard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  One of the rising stars of Nordic Noir  \u003cb\u003eVictoria Selman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Eerie and chilling  \u003cb\u003eLesley Kara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A creepily compelling Icelandic mystery  \u003cb\u003eHeidi Amsinck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Elma is a memorably complex character  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An exciting and harrowing tale  \u003cb\u003eRagnar J?nasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Fantastic  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  So atmospheric  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born in Akranes in 1988, \u003cb\u003eEva\u003c\/b\u003e moved to Trondheim, Norway to study my MSc in Globalisation when she was 25. After moving back home having completed her MSc, she knew it was time to start working on her novel. Eva has wanted to write books since she was 15 years old, having won a short story contest in Iceland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eva worked as a stewardess to make ends meet while she wrote her first novel. The book went on to win the Blackbird Award and became an Icelandic bestseller. Eva now lives with her husband and three children in Reykjavík \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Cribb\u003c\/b\u003e studied and worked in Iceland for many years. She has translated more than 25 novels from the Icelandic and, in 2017, she received the Orðstír honourary translation award for services to Icelandic literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755530289440,"sku":"9781916788206","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5c1aacc465d1a20228e8c9df50575800.webp?v=1780061382","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/boys-who-hurt-volume-5-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}