Lilja Sigurdardottir

Lilja Sigurðardóttir (born 1972) is an Icelandic crime-writer, playwright and screen-writer. Her crime-novels take place in Reykjavík city center and usually revolve around a series of murders that turn out to be linked. Personal relationships, alcoholism, faith versus religion and cooking are all key themes in her books. Her central characters are Magni Thorsson, a writer and love story translator and his former wife and police detective, Idunn Baldursdottir.

Lilja´s latest novel Trapped is due in October 2015, published by Forlagid publishing house. Trapped is the first crime novel in a trilogy featuring protagonist Sonia, who gets drawn into drug-smuggling in the aftermath of the financial crisis. When almost-retired customs officer Bragi gets interested in her, a cat-and-mouse chase begins so Sonia needs to constantly find new and innovative ways to get the drugs through the border.

Trapped will be published in French by Editions Métailié.


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Plot summaries

In Steps, a man who had been active in a twelve-step program is found crucified in his home. Program members are uncooperative with the authorities, so the police need to find a source within the organization. A police detective approaches Magni, who is just out of rehab, and asks him for help. While Magni is struggling with recovery and abused bodies pile up, it becomes more and more apparent to him that the villain is following the twelve steps in his deeds.

In Forgiveness Magni has been hired to write a book based on interviews with people who have survived violence and tragedy. Magni finds himself involved in an investigation of mysterious deaths that start to appear connected in an unexpected way.

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  1. 1 2 Bjartur Publishing
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