The novel won the prestigious Blackbird Award (created by crime kings Ragnar Jónasson and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir) as well as the CWA New Blood Dagger in the UK.
As Elma and her colleagues (including officer Sævar) dig into the victim's life, they realize she was running from deep-rooted local traumas. The investigation peels back layers of the town's history, exposing: Unresolved childhood abuse A tight-knit community bound by silence Dark family secrets that people will kill to protect 🏆 Accolades & Adaptations
is the first book in the internationally acclaimed Forbidden Iceland (or "Mörderisches Island") crime fiction series by Icelandic author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir . Published in German under the title Verschwiegen , this moody Nordic noir marked the explosive debut of Police Detective Elma. 📌 Fast Facts Original Icelandic Title: Marrið í stiganum (2018) German Title: Verschwiegen (Mörderisches Island, Band 1) English Title: The Creak on the Stairs
Icelandic production company Glassriver has optioned the rights to the entire series, bringing Detective Elma's world to the screen. Elma by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - Goodreads
The real-life, foggy fishing town of Akranes , Iceland Main Protagonist: Detective Elma 📖 Plot Summary
