Verschwiegen

In the first volume of her crime series, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir takes us to the Icelandic small town of Akranes. Everyone knows each other, life is relatively uneventful, until one day an unknown dead body disrupts the peaceful small-town idyll.

When the body of a initially unidentified young woman is found near the lighthouse of Akranes, it quickly becomes clear that she is not a stranger to the small community. Police officer Elma, who grew up in Akranes and returned to her childhood town after her relationship ended in Reykjavík, takes on the investigation alongside her colleagues Saevar and Hördur. Together, they uncover a secret from the deceased's past, the repercussions of which are still felt today.

As the investigation progresses, Elma and her team gradually discover a series of other long-buried crimes that shake the entire community. They must reconstruct the events of the past from the often fragmented memories of witnesses and those involved. Nothing is as it initially seems, and the investigators constantly grapple with their own demons.

A highly suspenseful psychological thriller featuring an incredibly compelling investigator and a fantastic setting. "Verschwiegen" was number one on the Icelandic bestseller list, and Eva Björg Ægisdóttir is regarded as the new voice of Nordic crime literature.