Áróra Investigation

Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. A chilling, tense standalone thriller, from one of Iceland's bestselling authors... Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with Ísafold, Áróra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But, she soon realizes that her sister isn't avoiding her... she has disappeared, without trace. As she confonts Ísafold's abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend Björn, and begins to probe her sister's reclusive neighbors, who have their own reasons for staying out of sight, leads Áróra into an ever darker web of intrigue and manipulation. Baffled by the conflicting details of her sister's life, and blinded by the shiveringly bright midnight sun of the Icelandic summer, Áróra enlists the help of police officer Daníel, as she tries to track her sister's movements, and begins to tail Björn, but she isn't the only one watching... Slick, tense, atmospheric and superbly plotted, Cold as Hell marks the start of a riveting, addictive new series from one of Iceland's bestselling crime writers.

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. 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

‘ A terrific tale with twist after twist ... Lilja Sigurdardottir is fast becoming my favourite Icelandic crime writer' The Times Book of the Month When Arora receives a call telling her that a child she' s never met is claiming to be her missing sister reincarnated, she is devastated ... as ridiculous as the allegations might seem. For three years she has been searching for her sister without finding a single clue, and now this strange child seems to have new information. On the same day, Icelandic Detective Daniel returns home to find a note from his tenant, drag queen Lady Gugulu, giving notice on her flat and explaining that she has to leave the country. Daniel is immediately suspicious, and when three threatening men appear, looking for the Lady, it' s clear to him that something is very wrong... Twisty, intricately plotted and atmospheric, Dark as Night is the highly anticipated fourth book in the addictive An Arora Investigation series, as Arora and her team face unimaginable danger and extraordinary experiences that may change everything, forever...

When the chief suspect in the disappearance of Á ró ra' s sister is found dead, and Á ró ra' s new financial investigation leads to the street where her sister was last scene, she is drawn into a shocking case that threatens everything … The chilling, twisty, award-winning series continues… When the fate of Á ró ra' s missing sister, Isafold, is discovered, Á ró ra is relieved that she can halt a search that has taken over her life, even if the mystery remains unsolved. But when Isafold' s boyfriend – chief suspect in her disappearance – is found dead in the same place that Isafold' s body was found, Á ró ra begins to lose her grip on reality. To distract herself, she dives headfirst into a money-laundering case that her friend Daní el is investigating. But she finds that there is more than meets the eye, and once again, all leads point towards Engihjalli, the street where Isafold lived and died, and a series of shocking secrets that could explain and endanger everything… Atmospheric, dark and chilling, Black as Death is the much-anticipated finale to the addictive, twisty An Á ró ra Investigation series, as Á ró ra and her friends search for answers that may take them to places even darker than death…