Home Before Dark: The dark, twisty, utterly chilling new psychological thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense…

by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, Victoria Cribb (Translator)

300 pages, Paperback

Expected publication October 6, 2026

About the author

Eva Björg was born and raised in Akranes, the small town featured in her books. The Creak on the Stairs was her debut novel. The book went on to win the Blackbird Award and became an Icelandic bestseller. In 2021 The Creak on the Stairs won the British Crime Writers Association (CWA) New Blood Dagger.

Reviews

[Maureen Baldwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of twists and turns and a good whodunit but brushes over some details and I had trouble connecting with any of the characters.