Cold as Hell / Lilja Sigurðardóttir ; translated by Quentin Bates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lilja Sigurðardóttir, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Bates, Quentin, translator.

Series:

Arora Investigation ; 1.

Standardized Title:

Helköld sól. English

Language:

English

Icelandic

Subjects (All):

Iceland--Fiction.

Iceland.

Sisters--Fiction.

Sisters.

Estranged families--Fiction.

Estranged families.

Missing persons--Fiction.

Missing persons.

Drug dealers--Fiction.

Drug dealers.

Abusive men--Fiction.

Abusive men.

Police--Fiction.

Police.

Icelandic fiction--Translations into English.

Icelandic fiction.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Noir fiction.

Detective and mystery stories.

Fiction

Detective and mystery fiction

Physical Description:

262 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Orenda Books, 2021.

Language Note:

Translated from the Icelandic.

Summary:

Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with Ísafold, Áróra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But she soon realizes that her sister isn't avoiding her, she has disappeared, without trace. As she confronts Ísafold's abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend Björn, and begins to probe her sister's reclusive neighbours -- who have their own reasons for staying out of sight -- Áróra is led into an ever-darker web of intrigue and manipulation. Baffled by the conflicting details of her sister's life, and blinded by the shiveringly bright midnight sun of the Icelandic summer, Áróra enlists the help of police officer Daníel, as she tries to track her sister's movements, and begins to tail Björn -- but she isn't the only one watching.

Notes:

"First published in Icelandic as Helköld sól by Forlagið in 2019."

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781913193881

1913193888

9781913193898

1913193896

OCLC:

1240307663

Publisher Number:

99992541387