A wealthy family is investigated and dark secrets are exposed when a body is found on the isolated Icelandic lava fields outside the hotel where they've gathered for a reunion ⦠the chilling, gripping prequel to the addictive Forbidden Iceland series⦠ âA tense, twisty page-turner that youâll have serious trouble putting downâ Catherine Ryan Howard  âIn a Forbidden Iceland novel, thereâs no terrain more treacherous than the mind ⦠a deep-dark thriller to read with the lights onâ A J Finn  âRiveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intrigue ⦠like Succession on iceâ Liz Nugent  ***WINNER of the STORYTEL AWARD for Crime Book of the Year***  ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ  The wealthy, powerful Snæberg clan has gathered for a family reunion at a futuristic hotel set amongst the dark lava flows of Iceland's remote Snæfellsnes peninsula.  Petra Snæberg, a successful interior designer, is anxious about the event, and her troubled teenage daughter, Lea, whose social-media presence has attracted the wrong kind of followers. Ageing carpenter Tryggvi is an outsider, only tolerated because he's the boyfriend of Petra's aunt, but he's struggling to avoid alcohol because he knows what happens when he drinks ⦠Humble hotel employee, Irma, is excited to meet this rich and famous family and observe them at close quarters ⦠perhaps too close⦠ As the weather deteriorates and the alcohol flows, one of the guests disappears, and it becomes clear that there is a prowler lurking in the dark. But is the real danger inside ⦠within the family itself?  Masterfully cranking up the suspense, Eva Björg Ãgisdóttir draws us into an isolated, frozen setting, where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted, as the dark secrets and painful pasts of the Snæberg family are uncovered ⦠and the shocking truth revealed.  Succession meets And Then There Were None ⦠A Golden Age mystery for the 21st Century, with a shocking twist.  ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ  âYour new Nordic Noir obsessionâ Vogue  âConfirms Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir as a leading light of Icelandic noir ⦠a master of misdirectionâ The Times  Praise for the Forbidden Iceland series  **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**  âChilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist ⦠I loved itâ Shari Lapena  âBeautifully written ⦠one of the rising stars of Nordic Noirâ Victoria Selman  âFans of Nordic Noir will love thisâ Ann Cleeves  âEerie and chilling. I loved every word!â Lesley Kara  âCreepily compellingâ Heidi Amsinck  âElma is a memorably complex characterâ Financial Times  âExciting and harrowingâ Ragnar Jónasson  âFantasticâ Sunday Times  âSo atmosphericâ Hea