{"product_id":"home-before-dark-9781917764230","title":"Home Before Dark : The dark, twisty, utterly chilling new psychological thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense…","description":"\u003cp\u003eStruggling 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…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Truly addictive, I inhaled it in a single day’ Louise Candlish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Dark, chilling and so atmospheric’ Claire Douglas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Eva Björg Ægisdóttir just gets better and better’ Sarah Pearse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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 Rendell’ The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A masterclass of psychological suspense from the superstar of Icelandic noir … addictively creepy’ Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**WINNER of the Blood Drop Award for Iceland's Best Crime Novel of the Year**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**SHORTLISTED for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsí 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the date arrives, Marsí is prevented from going, and during the night her sister Stína goes missing – her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsí and her penpal had agreed to meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember, 1977. Stína's disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsí. It's from her penpal, and he's still out there…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate for news of her missing sister, but terrified that he might coming after her next, Marsí returns to her hometown and embarks on an investigation of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Marsí 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd her sister's killer is still on the loose…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘That rare crime novel – pacy and well-plotted but also driven by well-drawn, believable characters … Put this at the top of your TBR!’ Sarah Pearse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A chilling, atmospheric mystery with a devilishly unguessable solution’ Louise Candlish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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 twist’ Heidi Amsinck\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Dark, chilling and so atmospheric, I was utterly gripped by this clever, twisty thriller … a must read’ Claire Douglas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Eva Björg Ægisdóttir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist’ Shari Lapena\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Fans of Nordic Noir will love this’ Ann Cleeves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This is virtuoso suspense writing’ A.J. Finn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Riveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intrigue’ Liz Nugent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A tense, twisty page-turner that you'll have serious trouble putting down’ Catherine Ryan Howard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Winner of the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Award for Best Thriller**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Eva Bjorg Ægisdottir\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery, Thriller \/ suspense, Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 Jun 2026 by Orenda Books.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eva Bjorg Ægisdottir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319981875578,"sku":"9781917764230","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781917764230.jpg?v=1790639613","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/pl\/products\/home-before-dark-9781917764230","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}