Red as Blood - (An Áróra Investigation) by Lilja Sigurdardóttir (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Á ró ra becomes involved in the search for an Icelandic woman who disappeared from her home while making dinner, as she continues to hunt for her missing sister. The second breathtaking instalment in the chilling, addictive An Á ró ra Investigation series...

' Icelandic crime-writing at its finest ... immersive and unnerving' Shari Lapena

' Chilly and chilling ... Lilja Sigurð ardó ttir's terrific investigator Á ró ra is back for another tense and thrilling read. Highly recommended!' Tariq Ashkanani

' Lilja Sigurdardottir is rapidly becoming my favourite Icelandic writer. She doesn't waste a word as she creates her twisty mysteries and her sly sense of humour highlights her clear-eyed view of human nature' The Times

' The Icelandic scenery and weather are beautifully evoked - you can almost feel the autumn fog seeping up from the pages - but it is the corkscrew twists that make it both chilling and mesmerising' Daily Mail

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When entrepreneur Flosi arrives home for dinner one night, he discovers that his house has been ransacked, and his wife Gudrun missing. A letter on the kitchen table confirms that she has been kidnapped. If Flosi doesn't agree to pay an enormous ransom, Gudrun will be killed.

Forbidden from contacting the police, he gets in touch with Á ró ra, who specialises in finding hidden assets, and she, alongside her detective friend Daniel, try to get to the bottom of the case without anyone catching on.

Meanwhile, Á ró ra and Daniel continue the puzzling, devastating search for Á ró ra's sister Í safold, who disappeared without trace. As fog descends, in a cold and rainy Icelandic autumn, the investigation becomes increasingly dangerous, and confusing.

Chilling, twisty and unbearably tense, Red as Blood is the second instalment in the riveting, addictive An Á ró ra Investigation series, and everything is at stake...

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' Lilja is a stand-out voice in Iceland Noir' James Oswald

' Sure to please Scandi noir fans' Publishers Weekly

' One of my new favourite series ... Á ró ra's brains and brawn, combined with the super-cool Icelandic setting, is a winning combination' Michael J. Malone

' So atmospheric' Crime Monthly

' Á ró ra is a wonderful character: unique, passionate, unpredictable and very real' Michael Ridpath

Praise for Lilja Sigurð ardó ttir

' Another bleak, unpredictable classic' Metro

' Intricate, enthralling and very moving - a wonderful crime novel' William Ryan

' Three things we love about Cold as Hell: Iceland's unrelenting midnight sun; the gritty Nordic murder mystery; the peculiar and bewitching characters' Apple Books

'Smart writing with a strongly beating heart' Big Issue

'Tough, uncompromising and unsettling' Val McDermid

'Tense and pacey' Guardian

'Deftly plotted' Financial Times

'Tense, edgy and delivering more than a few unexpected twists and turns' Sunday Times

' The intricate plot is breathtakingly original, with many twists and turns you never see coming. Thriller of the year' New York Journal of Books

'Taut, gritty and thoroughly absorbing' Booklist

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

Review Quotes

"Reading Cold as Hell sometimes gives you "the bizarre feeling of having been struck by a hand that had previously been so gentle". Isn't that what all crime writers should aim for? The good news, my "cuddle dumplings", is that Arora will be back." --Times on Cold as Hell

"Thriller of the year." --New York Journal of Books on Snare"A taut, gritty, thoroughly absorbing journey into Reykjavik's underworld." --Booklist on Snare"With its clever plot and brisk, tight pace, this hard-to-put-down Nordic thriller will be a treat for crime fiction fans." --Library Journal on Snare"fans of Nordic noir will find plenty to like." --Publishers Weekly on Trap"Prime binge-reading." --Booklist on Trap"Sigurðardóttir knows how to ratchet up the tension...[Trap] is a worthy addition to the icy-cold crime genre popularized by Scandinavian noir novels." --Foreword Reviews on Trap"[A] lively conclusion...Fans already invested in this Nordic crime series will race through the pages."-- Publishers Weekly on Cage"Tough, uncompromising and unsettling." --Val McDermid on Betrayal

About the Author

Quentin Bates is the author of a series of crime novels set in present-day Iceland (Frozen Out, Cold Steal, Chilled to the Bone, Winterlude, Cold Comfort and Thin Ice which have been published worldwide). He has translated all of Ragnar Jónasson's Dark Iceland series.

Icelandic crime-writer Lilja Sigurdardóttir was born in the town of Akranes in 1972 and raised in Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Iceland. An award-winning playwright, Lilja has written four crime novels, with Snare, the first in a new series and Lilja's English debut shortlisting for the CWA International Dagger and hitting bestseller lists worldwide. Trap soon followed suit, with the third in the trilogy Cage winning the Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year, and was a Guardian Book of the Year.