White as Snow

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

`Lilja Sigurð ardó 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 Sigurð ardó 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 Reykjaví k. Inside are the bodies of five young women – one of them barely alive.

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

Daní el and Á ró ra’ s cases pit them both against ruthless criminals with horrifying agendas, while Á ró ra persists with her search for her missing sister, í 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 Á ró 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 Á ró 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