{"product_id":"white-as-snow-volume-3-paperback","title":"White as Snow: Volume 3 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLilja Sigurdard?ttir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eQuentin Bates\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaní el and Á ró ra hunt a brutal killer when a shipping container with the bodies of five women is found outside Reykjavik, as Á ró ra continues the search for her missing sister. Book three in the addictive, chilling An Á ró ra Investigation series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lilja Sigurð ardó ttir is good at describing the dark and cold of her native Iceland -- and making you laugh ... telling a terrific tale with twist after twist  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Another action-packed and pacy thriller ... The writing is crisp and clear, plotting ingenious and characterisation so vivid  \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Icelandic crime queen Lilja Sigurð ardó ttir goes from strength to strength, as is proved by \u003cb\u003eWhite as Snow\u003c\/b\u003e ... protagonists tackling sub-zero temperatures and baffling crimes  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- - - - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a snowy winter morning, an abandoned shipping container is discovered near Reykjaví k. Inside are the bodies of five young women - one of them barely alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Icelandic Police detective Daní el struggles to investigate the most brutal crime of his career, Á ró ra looks into the background of a suspicious man, who turns out to be engaged to Daní el's former wife, and the connections don't stop there... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaní el and Á ró ra's cases pit them both against ruthless criminals with horrifying agendas, while Á ró ra persists with her search for her missing sister, í safold, whose devastating disappearance continues to haunt her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the temperature drops and the 24-hour darkness and freezing snow hamper their efforts, their investigations become increasingly dangerous ... for everyone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric, twisty and breathtakingly tense, White as Snow is the third instalment in the riveting, award-winning An Á ró ra Investigation series, as crimes committed far beyond Iceland's shores come home... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for The Blood Drop - Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year, 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- - - -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the An Á ró ra Investigation series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Icelandic crime-writing at its finest  \u003cb\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lilja Sigurdardottir is rapidly becoming my favourite Icelandic writer  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chilly and chilling ... another tense and thrilling read!  \u003cb\u003eTariq Ashkanani\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Icelandic scenery and weather are beautifully evoked...   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A stand-out voice in Iceland Noir  \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sure to please Scandi-noir fans  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e So atmospheric  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Another bleak, unpredictable classic  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tough, uncompromising and unsettling  \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tense and pacey  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Deftly plotted  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Breathtakingly original  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Taut, gritty and thoroughly absorbing  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A stunning addition to the icy-cold crime genre  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A thrilling ride, super-addictive, fast-paced and atmospheric  \u003cb\u003eFrom Belgium with Booklove\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Another emotional, pacy, tension-filled and highly topical investigation  \u003cb\u003eJen Med's Book Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Icelandic crime-writer\u003cb\u003e Lilja Sigurðardóttir \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in the town of Akranes in 1972 and raised in Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Iceland. An award-winning playwright, Lilja has written ten crime novels, including \u003ci\u003eSnare, Trap\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCage\u003c\/i\u003e, making up the Reykjavík Noir trilogy, and her standalone thriller \u003ci\u003eBetrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which have hit bestseller lists worldwide. \u003ci\u003eSnare\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the CWA International Dagger, \u003ci\u003eCage\u003c\/i\u003e won Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year and was a \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hackston\u003c\/b\u003e is a British Translator of Finnish and Swedish literature and drama. 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