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An Áróra Investigation series:
Get the FIRST FOUR books in the chilling, twist-filled and heart-wrenching An Áróra Investigation series in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set!
When Áróra returns to Iceland to search for her estranged sister, who has disappeared without trace, she's pulled into a series of unpredictable, unsettling investigations with her detective friend Daníel, where violent secrets, shocking crimes and breathtaking twists lurk in the Icelandic dark.
'Icelandic crime writing at its finest … immersive and unnerving' Shari Lapena
'Another bleak, unpredictable classic' Metro
'Tense, edgy and full of unexpected turns' Sunday Times
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Cold as Hell (book 1)
Áróra returns to find her missing sister and crosses paths with a violent boyfriend and secretive neighbours, uncovering abuse and menace beneath Iceland's midnight sun.
Red as Blood (book 2)
A woman vanishes mid-dinner, leaving only a ransom note. Áróra and Daníel hunt her captors while the search for Áróra's sister turns even more dangerous.
White as Snow (book 3)
A shipping container hides five women's bodies – one alive. As Daníel races to stop a killer, Áróra follows a man with chilling links to his past.
Dark as Night (book 4)
A child claims to be Áróra's lost sister reincarnated as Daníel investigates a friend's sudden disappearance … separate threads converge in Iceland's unrelenting darkness.
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'Twisty and pitch-perfect – I loved it' Michael Wood
'A terrific tale with twist after twist' The Times
'A stunning addition to an icy-cold genre' Foreword Reviews
When Áróra returns to Iceland to search for her estranged sister, who has disappeared without trace, she's pulled into a series of unpredictable, unsettling investigations with her detective friend Daníel, where violent secrets, shocking crimes and breathtaking twists lurk in the Icelandic dark.
'Icelandic crime writing at its finest … immersive and unnerving' Shari Lapena
'Another bleak, unpredictable classic' Metro
'Tense, edgy and full of unexpected turns' Sunday Times
__________
Cold as Hell (book 1)
Áróra returns to find her missing sister and crosses paths with a violent boyfriend and secretive neighbours, uncovering abuse and menace beneath Iceland's midnight sun.
Red as Blood (book 2)
A woman vanishes mid-dinner, leaving only a ransom note. Áróra and Daníel hunt her captors while the search for Áróra's sister turns even more dangerous.
White as Snow (book 3)
A shipping container hides five women's bodies – one alive. As Daníel races to stop a killer, Áróra follows a man with chilling links to his past.
Dark as Night (book 4)
A child claims to be Áróra's lost sister reincarnated as Daníel investigates a friend's sudden disappearance … separate threads converge in Iceland's unrelenting darkness.
_____________
'Twisty and pitch-perfect – I loved it' Michael Wood
'A terrific tale with twist after twist' The Times
'A stunning addition to an icy-cold genre' Foreword Reviews
1167 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 23, 2025
About the author
Lilja Sigurðardóttir
31 books477 followersLilja´s newest book, Netið ((Tangle) was published by Forlagid publishing in October 2016 and is the second book in the Reykjavík Noir Trilogy.
Lilja started her writing career in 2008 when she sent a manuscript of a novel to a competition run by the publishing house Bjartur whose aim was to find the Icelandic Dan Brown. Lilja got a publishing deal out of the competition and in 2009 her first book, the crime novel Spor (Steps), came out, which she wrote in her spare time. Her second book, Fyrirgefning (Foregiveness) was published a year later but after that Lilja wrote mostly for theatre for the coming years. She won the Icelandic Theatre Awards for Best Play of the Year in 2014 for her staged debut Stóru börnin (Big Babies). But in 2015 she started a new crime series with Icelands biggest publisher Forlagid. The series has been called The Reykjavík Noir Trilogy, and the first book in series, Gildran (Snare) became an instant success.
Lilja started her writing career in 2008 when she sent a manuscript of a novel to a competition run by the publishing house Bjartur whose aim was to find the Icelandic Dan Brown. Lilja got a publishing deal out of the competition and in 2009 her first book, the crime novel Spor (Steps), came out, which she wrote in her spare time. Her second book, Fyrirgefning (Foregiveness) was published a year later but after that Lilja wrote mostly for theatre for the coming years. She won the Icelandic Theatre Awards for Best Play of the Year in 2014 for her staged debut Stóru börnin (Big Babies). But in 2015 she started a new crime series with Icelands biggest publisher Forlagid. The series has been called The Reykjavík Noir Trilogy, and the first book in series, Gildran (Snare) became an instant success.
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