{"product_id":"home-before-dark-the-dark-twisty-utterly-chilling-new-psychological-thriller-from-the-queen-of-icelandic-suspense-2","title":"Home Before Dark: The Dark, Twisty, Utterly Chilling New Psychological Thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense...","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStruggling to separate her dreams from reality, a young woman investigates the disappearance of her sister ten years earlier ... worried that she might be next. A breathtaking, twisty standalone thriller from the international bestselling author of the Forbidden Iceland series...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Truly addictive, I inhaled it in a single day´ \u003cb\u003eLouise Candlish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Dark, chilling and so atmospheric´ \u003cb\u003eClaire Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Eva Björg Ægisdóttir just gets better and better´ \u003cb\u003eSarah Pearse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`This is psychological thriller writing of a rare order and evidence that any comments about the demise of Scandicrime are greatly exaggerated´\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A complex, increasingly creepy tale of young love, dysfunctional families, long-buried secrets and pen pals who are not what they seem ... Its psychological depth and physical shocks recall the work of the great Ruth Rendell´ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A masterclass of psychological suspense from the superstar of Icelandic noir ... addictively creepy´ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER of the Blood Drop Award for Iceland's Best Crime Novel of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e----------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovember, 1967, Iceland. \u003c\/b\u003eFourteen-year-old Marsí has a secret penpal - a boy who lives on the other side of the country - but she has been writing to him in her older sister's name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the date arrives, Marsí is prevented from going, and during the night her sister Stína goes missing - her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsí and her penpal had agreed to meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember, 1977. Stína's disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsí It's from her penpal, and he's still out there...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate for news of her missing sister, but terrified that he might coming after her next, Marsí returns to her hometown and embarks on an investigation of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Marsí has always had trouble distinguishing her vivid dreams from reality, and as insomnia threatens her sanity, it seems she can't even trust her own memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd her sister's killer is still on the loose...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`\u003ci\u003eHome Before Dark\u003c\/i\u003e will have you checking your doors and windows before you go to bed´ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`That rare crime novel - pacy and well-plotted but also driven by well-drawn, believable characters ... Put this at the top of your TBR!´ \u003cb\u003eSarah Pearse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A chilling, atmospheric mystery with a devilishly unguessable solution´\u003cb\u003e Louise Candlish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Like an Icelandic winter, \u003ci\u003eHome before Dark\u003c\/i\u003e chilled me to the very core. An utterly gripping read, it kept me guessing till the last shocking twist´ \u003cb\u003eHeidi Amsinck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Dark, chilling and so atmospheric, I was utterly gripped by this clever, twisty thriller ... a must read´ \u003cb\u003eClaire Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Addictive´ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eva Björg Ægisdóttir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist´ \u003cb\u003eShari Lapena\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`This is virtuoso suspense writing´\u003cb\u003e A.J. 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