Betrayal by Lilja Sigurdardottir

A stunning standalone thriller from the Queen of Iceland Noir. ? ?***Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel*** ? `Tough,?uncompromising and unsettling'?Val?McDermidWhen aid worker Ursula returns to Iceland for a new job, she's drawn into the dangerous worlds of politics, corruption and misogyny . a powerful, relevant, fast-paced standalone thriller. ? ? ____________________ ? ? Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Ursula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again. ? But on her first day in the post, Ursula promises to help a mother seeking justice for her daughter, who had been raped by a policeman, and life in high office soon becomes much more harrowing than Ursula could ever have imagined. A homeless man is stalking her - but is he hounding her, or warning her of some danger? And why has the death of her father in police custody so many years earlier reared its head again? ? As Ursula is drawn into dirty politics, facing increasingly deadly threats, the lives of her stalker, her bodyguard and even a witch-like cleaning lady intertwine. Small betrayals become large ones, and the stakes are raised ever higher. ? --------------------------------------- ?Praise for Lilja Sigurdard?ttir `Tense and?pacey' Guardian `Highly unusual'?The?Times `Smart writing with a strongly beating heart'?Big?Issue `Deftly plotted'?Financial Times `Breathtakingly original'?New York Journal of Books `Taut,?gritty and thoroughly absorbing'?Booklist `A stunning addition to the?icy-cold crime genre'?Foreword?Reviews
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