Stella Blómkvist

It's New Year and Iceland is still reeling from the effects of the financial crash when a notorious financier is found beaten to death after a high-profile reception at the President's residence. The police are certain they have the killer – or do they? Determined to get to the truth, maverick lawyer Stella Blómkvist isn't so sure. 'Stella is a force of nature: She drinks Jack Daniels and uses the Alice B Toklas cookbook' – Mark Sanderson, The Times A stripper disappears from one of city's seediest nightspots, and nobody but Stella seems interested in finding her. A drug mule cooling his heels in a prison cell refuses to speak to anyone but Stella – although she's never heard of him. An old man makes a deathbed confession and request for Stella to find the family he lost long ago. 'I had never heard of Stella Blómkvist, but I guarantee I'll never forget her!' – Christoffer Petersen With a sharp tongue and a moral compass all of her own, Stella Blómkvist has a talent for attracting trouble and she's as at home in the corridors of power as in the dark corners of Reykjavík's underworld. Stella Blómkvist delivers an explosive mix of murder, intrigue and surprise, and is one of Iceland's best-loved crime series.

What does a woman do when her husband's charged with the frenzied murder of her father and her best friend? She calls in Stella Blómkvist to to investigate – however unwelcome the truth could turn out to be. 'Stella is a force of nature' – Mark Sanderson, The Times Smart, ruthless and with a flexible moral code all of her own, razor-tongued lawyer Stella Blómkvist is also dealing with a desperate deathbed request to track down a young woman who vanished a decade ago. It looks like a dead end, but she agrees to pick up the stone-cold trail – and she never gives up, even if the police did a long time ago. '...a perfect example of Icelandic crime fiction at its best-atmospheric, relevant, and undeniably entertaining.' – BOLO Books Then there's the mystery behind the arm that emerges from an ice cap, with a mysterious ruby ring on one frozen finger? How does this connect to another unexplained disappearance, and why were the police at the time so keen to write it off as a tragic accident? Brutal present-day crimes have their roots in the past that some people would prefer to stay forgotten. As Stella pieces together the fragments, is she getting too close to the truth and making herself a target for ruthless men determined to conceal secret sins? 'If you are a fan of Nordic crime fiction, then this title is simply unmissable.' – Tap the Line

Sometimes murder runs in the family. Or does it? When a well-known artist is found in Snorri's Pool with an axe buried deep in his chest, Stella Blómkvist is immediately thrown in at the deep end, brought in to defend the apparently harmless young man the police have in their sights as the killer. The man's mother had spent time prison, convicted of the killing of a personal trainer, despite her protestations of innocence. Stella can't help being drawn into both the cold case and this fresh murder, with a trail of guilt that stretches half-way around the world. As if she doesn't have enough to keep her busy, Stella's pursuing a political high-flyer suspected of being a serial rapist, and defending a senior police officer on corruption charges that have all the hallmarks of a vendetta. But the toughest challenges Stella faces are among her own loved ones… With a razor-sharp tongue and a moral compass all of her own, Stella Blómkvist has a talent for attracting trouble. Her trademark explosive mix of murder, intrigue and surprise has made this of Iceland's best-loved crime series. 'Stella is a force of nature' – Mark Sanderson, The Times 'I had never heard of Stella Blómkvist, but I guarantee I'll never forget her!' Christoffer Petersen

The ruthless businessman left to drown by the rising tide at the dock by Reykjavík's Grótta lighthouse had never been short of enemies. The police have their suspect, and he calls in Stella Blómkvist to fight his corner as he furiously protests his innocence. Yet this angry fisherman had more reason than many to bear the dead man a grudge. It's a busy summer for razor-tongued, no-nonsense lawyer Stella. A young woman looking for a long-lost parent finds more than she bargained for. An old adversary calls from prison, looking for Stella to broker a dangerous deal with the police to put one of the city's untouchable crime lords behind bars at long last. Is the mysterious medium right, warning that deep waters are waiting for Stella as well? 'Stella is a force of nature' – Mark Sanderson, The Times It's trademark Stella Blómkvist, a tightly-plotted triple-decker rollercoaster of murder, revenge, betrayal – and the unexpected.