Today I’m joining the blog tour for Black As Death. My review is written with thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me on the tour and to Orenda Books for my copy of the book.

Blurb:

A final reckoning…

With the fate of her missing sister, Ísafold, finally uncovered, Áróra feels a fragile relief as the search that consumed her life draws to a close. But when Ísafold’s boyfriend – the prime suspect in her disappearance – is found dead at the same site where Ísafold’s body was discovered, Áróra’s grip on reality starts to unravel … and the mystery remains far from solved.

To distract herself, she dives headfirst into a money-laundering case that her friend Daníel is investigating. But she soon finds that there is more than meets the eye and, once again, all leads point towards Engihjalli, the street where Ísafold lived and died, and a series of shocking secrets that could both explain and endanger everything…

Atmospheric, dark and chilling, Black as Death is the breathtaking finale to the twisty, immersive An Áróra Investigation series, as Áróra and her friends search for answers that may take them to places even darker than death…

Perfect for readers of Camilla Läckberg, Karin Slaughter, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and Jo Nesbø.

Review:

I have absolutely loved this series and I’m upset that Black As Death is the last time I will be among Aròra and the fantastic cast of characters that Lilja Sigurdardottir has created. I have been invested in these characters from the beginning and I couldn’t wait to see how their story would conclude.

Interspersed between the scenes in the present day are scenes featuring Isafold and Bjorn. The writing (and the translation) in these scenes is so emotive and it was absolutely heartbreaking to read, particularly as someone who has experienced an abusive relationship. There was so much tension in their interactions with each other and I really wanted to find out exactly how everything would come together.

Lilja Sigurdardottir is brilliant at plotting and I love how she brought together all the different strands (both from this novel and the previous novels in the series) in an intelligent way that kept me engaged in what was happening the whole way through.

I hope Lilja Sigurdardottir has some more projects lined up and I can’t wait to see what they are!

Black As Death is available from Amazon.

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