Home Before Dark: The Dark, Twisty, Utterly Chilling New Psychological Thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense..., (Paperback)

<p><b>Struggling 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...</b></p><p>'Truly addictive, I inhaled it in a single day' <b>Louise Candlish</b></p><p>'Dark, chilling and so atmospheric' <b>Claire Douglas</b></p><p>'Eva Björg Ægisdóttir just gets better and better' <b>Sarah Pearse</b></p><p>'This is psychological thriller writing of a rare order and evidence that any comments about the demise of Scandicrime are greatly exaggerated' <i><b>Financial Times</b></i></p><p>'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' <i><b>The Times</b></i></p><p>'A masterclass of psychological suspense from the superstar of Icelandic noir ... addictively creepy' <i><b>Daily Express</b></i></p><p><b>**WINNER of the Blood Drop Award for Iceland's Best Crime Novel of the Year**</b></p><p><b>**SHORTLISTED for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel**</b></p><p>----------</p><p><b>November, 1967, Iceland. </b>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.</p><p>But 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.</p><p>November, 1977. Stína's disappearance remains unsolved. Then an unexpected letter arrives for Marsí It's from her penpal, and he's still out there...</p><p>Desperate 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.</p><p>But 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.</p><p>And her sister's killer is still on the loose...</p><p>---------------</p><p><i>'Home Before Dark</i> will have you checking your doors and windows before you go to bed' <i><b>Mirror</b></i></p><p>'Winter's darkness creates an eerie background for Marsibil's growing instability and her dangerous war on secrets. A page-turning, twisty blend of coming of age themes, family trauma, and well-crafted menace'<i><b> Booklist</b></i></p>

• Home Before Dark: The Dark, Twisty, Utterly Chilling New Psychological Thriller from the Queen of Icelandic Suspense..., (Paperback)
• Author: Orenda Books
• ISBN: 9781917764018
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-10-06
• Page Count: 300