by admin | Sep 9, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
ÁrÓra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. A chilling, tense thriller – FIRST in an addictive, nerve-shattering new series – from one of Iceland’s bestselling authors…
‘Icelandic crime writing at its finest … immersive and unnerving’ Shari Lapena
‘Best-selling Icelandic crime-writer Sigurdardottir has built a formidable reputation with just four novels, but here she introduces a new protagonist who is set to cement her legacy’ Daily Mail
‘Another bleak, unpredictable classic’ Metro
**Winner: Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year**
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Icelandic sisters ÁrÓra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren’t on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with Ísafold, ÁrÓra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But she soon realizes that her sister isn’t avoiding her … she has disappeared, without trace.
As she confronts Ísafold’s abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend BjÖrn, and begins to probe her sister’s reclusive neighbours – who have their own reasons for staying out of sight – ÁrÓra is led into an ever-darker web of intrigue and manipulation.
Baffled by the conflicting details of her sister’s life, and blinded by the shiveringly bright midnight sun of the Icelandic summer, ÁrÓra enlists the help of police officer DanÍel, as she tries to track her sister’s movements, and begins to tail BjÖrn – but she isn’t the only one watching…
Slick, tense, atmospheric and superbly plotted, Cold as Hell marks the start of a riveting, addictive new series from one of Iceland’s bestselling crime writers.
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‘Lilja Sigurdardottir doesn’t write cookie-cutter crime novels. She is aware that “the fundamentals of existence are totally incomprehensible and chaotic”: anything can and does happen … Isn’t that what all crime writers should aim for?’ The Times
‘The blinding midnight sun in Iceland’s summer is beautifully evoked as Arora establishes herself as a heroine to move the heart’ Daily Mail
‘Lilja is a standout voice in Icelandic Noir, and this book does not disappoint … Cold as Hell is her best yet’ James Oswald
‘Atmospheric’ Crime Monthly
‘Intricate, enthralling and very moving – a wonderful crime novel’ William Ryan
‘Three things we love about Cold as Hell: Iceland’s unrelenting midnight sun; the gritty Nordic murder mystery; the peculiar and bewitching characters’ Apple Books
‘Lilja SigurðardÓttir just gets better and better … Árora is a wonderful character: unique, passionate, unpredictable and very real’ Michael Ridpath
Praise for Lilja SigurðardÓttir
‘Smart writing with a strongly beating heart’ Big Issue
‘Tough, uncompromising and unsettling’ Val McDermid
‘Tense and pacey’ Guardian
‘Deftly plotted’ Financial Times
‘An emotional suspense rollercoaster on a
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by admin | Sep 9, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
“We should all be so lucky as to have a Lorne Turner to call on. This series is great escapism, yet strangely rooted in reality that will touch every reader…” from Talyor
“The author certainly knows how to write compelling characters and keep the pace moving along and a good clip…” from Steph
“This is a truly gripping page-turner of a novel that left me seriously looking forward to the next book…” from the Occult Detective Magazine
“Readers of Stephen King will find it engaging; a haunting, occult thriller with a twist…” from the Number9BlogSpot
“Until now, I’d searched in vain for another book along the lines of Phil Rickman’s Merrily Watkins series. Thank you for more than meeting my expectations…” from Jay
The body of a dead man leads Lorne Turner into a world he never thought existed. One of mysticism, the occult, corruption and greed.
After twenty years in the British Special Forces, Lorne thought he knew all he needed to about the sickness of the human mind. It turns out, he was wrong.
With a ritual sacrifice polluting his precious homeland, Lorne will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
Who is the mysterious Scorpio, and what do the Gnostic Dawn hope to achieve? Why are the police refusing to see the ritual elements carved into the dead?
He turns to his best friend, the local vicar, Ella Morgan, for help. Together they uncover horrors that will infect their lives for years to come.
Trained for war, he now fights a darkness far more dangerous than anything he’s faced in his past.
What will break first? His damaged mind? Or the bodies of his enemies?
If you enjoyed Stephen King’s The Outsider, you’ll find the same gripping atmosphere and suspenseful thrills in Lorne Turner’s investigation. This occult, supernatural thriller is the first book in a Best Selling series.
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by admin | Sep 9, 2025 | Dark & Urban Fantasy |
The flock of swearing crows is normal. The earthquakes and murder spree are not. To graduate, will she have to fend off a devilish destiny?
Devil’s Point, New York. Mettie Eastey loved coming from a long line of evildoers. But the senior year student is left reeling when she learns she doesn’t share her tiny Satanic town’s bloodline, destroying her relationship with her grandmother. And she can’t help thinking something’s a bit off when she chases off bullies… and the next day the taunting boys show up stone cold dead.
Skeptical of the supernatural after an attempt to make a pact with the Lord of Darkness fails spectacularly, Mettie tries to convince herself that the macabre series of slayings that follow are the work of a simple serial killer. Yet with all Hell threatening to break loose, understanding the motive behind the morbid massacre could be the only way to keep her body and soul in one piece.
Will her stubborn determination to deny Satan end in fire and brimstone?
St. Lucifer’s School for Girls is a humorous horror story. If you like dark themes, clever twists, and gruesome laughter, then you’ll love A.M. Caplan’s gory imaginings.
Buy St. Lucifer’s School for Girls to get an A in demonology today!
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by admin | Sep 9, 2025 | Fantasy |
An assassin without equal. A hidden magic awakening. The Chain Breaker Series begins.
Gavin Lorren thought he’d escaped the killing life. No more assassinations. No more working alone. Just high-risk jobs with a loyal partner, a warm fire at the Roasted Dragon tavern, and the comfort of being unknown in the sprawling city of Yoran.
But peace never lasts for men like Gavin.
When a mission goes sideways, Gavin finds himself hunted by deadly El’aras warriors—an ancient race with unnatural speed and a magic that should no longer exist. Worse, his mysterious employer knows far too much about him… and isn’t done using him yet.
To survive, Gavin must awaken the power buried in his past. A power forged in blood, silence, and shadow.
Because only the Chain Breaker can stand against what’s coming.
by admin | Sep 9, 2025 | Fantasy |
The necromancer who became a god of death …
From out of the Mist he came, his name whispered in awe and dread, for Odin cast himself as a god of Man. But behind the illusion and the lies, Odin too was once a man, in an age of ice and an era of Mist.
With his blood brother Loki by his side, Odin wanted only to protect his people from the soul-stealing Mist and its denizens. But when a vision of Ragnarök shows him the end of the world, he is forced to accept a terrible truth. In the face of the extinction of Mankind, any action, any deception, no matter how vile, is needful if it might avert the end.
So Odin will kill, will lie, will use Men in his ceaseless schemes. Because the price of his failure is unthinkable …
What readers are saying:
“If GoRE is a fine working knife the Ragnarök Prophesy is a Samurai’s Katana.”
“takes mythology as we know it and spins it on it’s head for a whole new adventure.”
“The writing was amazing. This author has such a way with words! Everything was so detailed and really well thought out.”
“seeing all these seemingly separate stories interwoven into one huge, epic tapestry … chef’s kiss”
This total reboot of Gods of the Ragnarok Era replaces and expands on that Norse-inspired epic. Mythology, horror, and dark fantasy meld together in an ice age. The Eschaton Cycle begins.
Note: This book contains adult themes and mature content
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