Girls Who Lie

One sentence review: Another Honda Civic Reliable Nordic Noir SYNOPSIS Seven months after a troubled mother disappears, her body is found brutally beaten in a cave. Elma and her team are tasked with tracing the shaky steps of the original missing persons investigation to find the killer. And as th......more

I’m happy to say the writing is good in this very interesting mystery. It’s great for anyone interested in psychological, character driven stories. Forensics, guns (no guns at all), and gore are very much in the background. The author’s familiarity with places in western Iceland contributes nicely a......more

Girls Who Lie is a well written Icelandic mystery with captivating descriptions of the weather and the beautiful countryside. It’s the second book in the series but can definitely be read as a stand- alone. A dark disturbing tale which was a slow burner at the start for me but the author did a fanta......more

Fifteen years ago, a young woman gives birth. Unable to even look at her own child, this is the start of of a relationship that leads to an appalling tragedy. Today, Detective Elma and her team are called to investigate when a body of a woman is found in an abandoned cave ... the victim of murder. Sh......more

Boy, am I glad I made space for this series on my shelves. All the good feelings I had about A Creak on the Stairs have totally multiplied after reading Girls Who Lie. Loved it! Single mother Marianna disappeared seven months ago. Now, her body is found in a cave on a lava field. Let me stop right he......more