{"product_id":"girls-who-lie-volume-2-paperback","title":"Girls Who Lie: Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEva Björg Ægisdóttir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictoria Cribb\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a depressed, alcoholic single mother disappears, everything suggests suicide, until her body is found on the lava fields. Icelandic Detective Elma and her team are thrust into a perplexing, chilling investigation in book two in the award-winning, international bestselling Forbidden Iceland series...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Chilling and addictive, with a twist you won't see coming. I loved it!' \u003cb\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An exciting and harrowing tale' \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Complex, gripping and moving' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!'\u003cb\u003e Lesley Kara\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e _____________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When single mother Maríanna disappears from her home, leaving an apologetic note on the kitchen table, everyone assumes that she's taken her own life ... until her body is found on the Grábrók lava fields seven months later, clearly the victim of murder. Her neglected fifteen-year-old daughter Hekla has been placed in foster care, but is her perfect new life hiding something sinister? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fifteen years earlier, a desperate new mother lies in a maternity ward, unable to look at her own child, the start of an odd and broken relationship that leads to a shocking tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Police officer Elma and her colleagues take on the case, which becomes increasingly complex, as the number of suspects grows and new light is shed on Maríanna's past - and the childhood of a girl who never was like the others... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Breathtakingly chilling and tantalisingly twisty, \u003ci\u003eGirls Who Lie\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a startling, tense psychological thriller and a sophisticated police procedural, marking Eva Björg  gisdottir as one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e _______________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eva Björg  gisdottir \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ***WINNER of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Fans of Nordic Noir will love this ... subtle, nuanced, with a sympathetic central character and the possibilities of great stories to come' \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Not only a full-fat mystery, but also a chilling demonstration of how monsters are made' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Beautifully written, spine-tingling and disturbing ... a thrilling new voice in Icelandic crime fiction' \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurðardóttir\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'As chilling and atmospheric as an Icelandic winter' \u003cb\u003eLisa Gray\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Elma is a fantastic heroine' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Eva Björg Aegisdóttir is definitely a born storyteller and she skilfully surprised me with some amazing plot twists' \u003cb\u003eHilary Mortz\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An unsettling and exciting read with a couple of neat red herrings to throw the reader off the scent' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Chilling and troubling ... reminiscent of Jorn Lier Horst's Norwegian procedurals. This is a book that makes an impact' \u003cb\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Elma is a memorably complex character' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The twist comes out of the blue ... enthralling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTap The Line Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of Ragnar Jonasson, Camilla Lackberg, Ruth Rendell, Gillian McAllister and Shari Lapena\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Cribb\u003c\/b\u003e studied and worked in Iceland for many years. She has translated more than 30 novels from the Icelandic and, in 2017, she received the Orðstír honorary translation award for services to Icelandic literature. Born in Akranes in 1988, \u003cb\u003eEva\u003c\/b\u003e moved to Trondheim, Norway to study my MSc in Globalization 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. Eva worked as a stewardess to make ends meet while she wrote her first novel, \u003ci\u003e The Creak on the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e. The book went on to win the Blackbird Award, was shortlisted (twice) for the Capital Crime Readers' Awards, and became a number one bestseller in Iceland.\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 1.1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767751508256,"sku":"9781913193737","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7888b8f42a408f0b1a000201292f1ffa.webp?v=1780316630","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/girls-who-lie-volume-2-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}