Home Before Dark

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 dayn Louise Candlish

'Dark, chilling and so atmosphericn Claire Douglas

`Eva Björg Ægisdóttir just gets better and bettern Sarah Pearse

`This is psychological thriller writing of a rare order and evidence that any comments about the demise of Scandicrime are greatly exaggeratedn 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 Rendelln The Times

`A masterclass of psychological suspense from the superstar of Icelandic noir … addictively creepyn 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 Marsì 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, Marsì is prevented from going, and during the night her sister Stìna goes missing - her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsì and her penpal had agreed to meet.

November, 1977. Stìna's disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsì 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, Marsì returns to her hometown and embarks on an investigation of her own.

But Marsì 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 bedn Mirror

`That rare crime novel - pacy and well-plotted but also driven by well-drawn, believable characters … Put this at the top of your TBR!n Sarah Pearse

`A chilling, atmospheric mystery with a devilishly unguessable solutionn 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 twistn Heidi Amsinck

`Dark, chilling and so atmospheric, I was utterly gripped by this clever, twisty thriller … a must readn Claire Douglas

`Addictiven Crime Monthly

Praise for Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

`Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twistn Shari Lapena

`Fans of Nordic Noir will love thisn Ann Cleeves

`This is virtuoso suspense writingn A.J. Finn

`Riveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intriguen Liz Nugent

`A tense, twisty page-turner that you'll have serious trouble putting downn Catherine Ryan Howard

**Winner of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger**

**Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime**

**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**

**Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Award for Best Thriller**