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Home Before Dark: The Dark, Twisty, Utterly Chilling New Psychological Thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense...
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $26.99
ISBN13: 9781916788602
Publisher: Orenda Books
Published: Nov 4 2025
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.20 Width: 9.30 Depth: 6.30
Language: English
Struggling 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...
'Truly addictive, I inhaled it in a single day' Louise Candlish
'Dark, chilling and so atmospheric' Claire Douglas
'Eva Björg gisdóttir just gets better and better' Sarah Pearse
'This is psychological thriller writing of a rare order and evidence that any comments about the demise of Scandicrime are greatly exaggerated' Financial Times
'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' The Times
'A masterclass of psychological suspense from the superstar of Icelandic noir ... addictively creepy' Daily Express
**WINNER of the Blood Drop Award for Iceland's Best Crime Novel of the Year**
**SHORTLISTED for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel**
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November, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsà 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.
But when the date arrives, Marsà is prevented from going, and during the night her sister StÃna goes missing - her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsà and her penpal had agreed to meet.
November, 1977. StÃna's disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsà It's from her penpal, and he's still out there...
Desperate for news of her missing sister, but terrified that he might coming after her next, Marsà returns to her hometown and embarks on an investigation of her own.
But Marsà 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.
And her sister's killer is still on the loose...
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'Home Before Dark will have you checking your doors and windows before you go to bed' Mirror
'Winter's darkness creates an eerie background for Marsibil's growing instability and her dangerous war on secrets. A page-turning, twisty blend of coming of age themes, family trauma, and well-crafted menace' Booklist
'That rare crime novel - pacy and well-plotted but also driven by well-drawn, believable characters. This original, clever novel kept me gripped and furiously turning the pages. Put this at the top of your TBR!' Sarah Pearse
'A chilling, atmospheric mystery with a devilishly unguessable solution. Truly addictive, I inhaled it in a single day' Louise Candlish
'Like an Icelandic winter, Home before Dark chilled me to the very core. An utterly gripping read, it kept me guessing till the last shocking twist' Heidi Amsinck
'Dark, chilling and so atmospheric, I was utterly gripped by this clever, twisty thriller ... a must read' Claire Douglas
'Addictive' Crime Monthly
'With sharp twists and explorations of the damaging loyalties that warp those they're meant to protect, the chilling, unrelenting noir novel Home Before Dark follows a missing persons case that masks enduring traumas' Foreword Reviews
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