Arora Investigation #02: Red as Blood

Arora Investigation #02: Red as Blood
Lilja Sigurdardottir, Quentin Bates
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 276pg
13 Oct 2022 UK
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9781914585326
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Arora 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 Arora Investigation series. . . ' Icelandic crime-writing at its finest . . . immersive and unnerving' Shari Lapena ' Chilly and chilling . . . Lilja Sigurdardottir' s terrific investigator Arora is back for another tense and thrilling read. Highly recommended!' Tariq Ashkanani ' Arora establishes herself as a heroine to move the heart' Daily Mail _________________________________________ 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 Arora, 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, Arora and Daniel continue the puzzling, devastating search for Arora' s sister Isafold, 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 Arora Investigation series, and everything is at stake. . . _________________________________________ ' Lilja Sigurdardottir doesn' t write cookie-cutter crime novels . . . Isn' t that what all crime writers should aim for? ' The Times ' 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 . . . Arora' s brains and brawn, combined with the super-cool Icelandic setting, is a winning combination' Michael J. Malone ' So atmospheric' Crime Monthly ' Arora is a wonderful character: unique, passionate, unpredictable and very real' Michael Ridpath Praise for Lilja Sigurdardottir ' Another bleak, unpredictable classic' Metro ' Atmospheric' Crime Monthly ' 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 ' An emotional suspense rollercoaster on a par with The Firm, as desperate, resourceful, profoundly lovable characters scheme against impossible odds' Alexandra Sokoloff ' 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

#01: Cold as Hell
#02: Red as Blood

"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"Sigurdardottir 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
Icelandic crime-writer Lilja Sigurdardottir was born in the town of Akranesin 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. Lilja' s standalone Betrayal, was shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel. In 2021, Cold as Hell, the first in the An Arora Investigation series was published, with Red as Blood to follow in 2022. The film rights have been bought by Palomar Pictures in California. Lilja is also an award-winning screenwriter in her native Iceland. She lives in Reykjavik with her partner. Quentin Bates escaped English suburbia as a teenager, jumping at the chance of a gap year working in Iceland. For a variety of reasons, the gap year stretched to become a gap decade, during which time he went native in the north of Iceland, acquiring a new language a new profession as a seaman and a family, before decamping en masse for England. He worked as a truck driver, teacher, netmaker and trawlerman at various times before falling into journalism, largely by accident. He 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 Jonasson' s Dark Iceland series.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781914585326
Published: 13 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orenda Books
Publisher: Orenda Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 276

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