The Last Tenant

When the remains of a young woman and a baby are uncovered on a derelict farm, Detective Elma is drawn into a disturbing investigation, as a young mother settling in Akranes realises danger may be closer than she ever expected… The multi-award-winning, international bestselling Forbidden Iceland series continues…

Ingenious, packed with twists and turns … superb!Kate Rhodes

Haunting and captivating … a reminder that buried secrets never stay buriedRod Reynolds

`She uses complex plots to explore how monsters are made and demonstrate that "evil can lurk behind the most attractive of smiles". Her many characters are people not puppets and she delights in pulling the rug from under their – and our – feet. If you have never read Aegisdottir, now is the time to start´ Mark Sanderson, The Times

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Trust can be deadly…

When the skeletons of a young woman and a baby are uncovered on a long-abandoned farm in Hvalfjörður, it is clear they were buried years apart. West Iceland CID begins to investigate the disturbing discovery, aware that someone has gone to great lengths to keep the past hidden.

In Akranes, Karitas, a young single mother seeking a new start, settles in with her four-year-old son and rents a basement flat from an eccentric landlord. A cautious sense of happiness returns when she meets the boy next door.

But when news breaks that a local girl has been murdered, Karitas must decide who she can trust, knowing that one wrong choice could place her and her child in danger. Detective Elma is drawn into the case, forced to navigate long-hidden family secrets to understand a killers motive, while trying to hold together her increasingly troubled relationship with Sævar.

Dark, atmospheric and rich with psychological suspense, The Last Tenant confirms Eva Björg Ægisdóttir as one of Icelands finest crime writers, as a meticulous investigation and a series of unsettling discoveries draw a close-knit community towards a reckoning no one can escape…

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PRAISE FOR EVA BJÖRG ÆGISDÓTTIR

A detective as complicated as Jo Nesbøs Harry Hole … virtuoso suspense writingAJ Finn

Chilling and addictive, with a completely unexpected twist … I loved itShari Lapena

Psychological depth and physical shocks recall the work of the great Ruth RendellThe Times

A chilling, atmospheric mystery with a devilishly unguessable solutionLouise Candlish

Fans of Nordic Noir will love thisAnn Cleeves

A masterclass of psychological suspenseDaily Express

I was utterly gripped by this clever, twisty thriller … a must-readClaire Douglas

Riveting, exciting, entertaining and packed with intrigueLiz Nugent

Eva Björg Ægisdóttir just gets better and betterSarah Pearse

Chilling, unrelenting noirForeword Reviews

Complex, gripping and movingSunday Times

A tense, twisty page-turner that youll have serious trouble putting downCatherine Ryan Howard

Your new Nordic Noir obsessionVogue

It kept me guessing till the last shocking twistHeidi Amsinck

So atmosphericHeat

Eerie and chilling. I loved every word!Lesley Kara

One of the best thrillers Ive read in a long timeAA Chaudhuri

Elma is a memorably complex characterFinancial Times

An exciting and harrowing taleRagnar Jónasson