Lilja Sigurðardóttir
@liljawriter
Award winning Icelandic author of “The Reykjavik Noir Trilogy” and “Arora Investigates” series. New book: BLACK AS DEATH - out now!
UK Readers! Now is a great time to try my books. My #ReykjavíkNoir chilling #THRILLER trilogy is on #SALE for all this month! Just 0.99 each, this August only. #KindleDeal SNARE: amzn.eu/d/0d1rcYpu TRAP: amzn.eu/d/0dVusXW7 CAGE: amzn.eu/d/0fp6fWEE
USA and CANADA READERS #KINDLEDAILYDEAL ALERT! TODAY ONLY, get my thriller, #Trap, Book 2 in the #ReyjavikNoir trilogy (translated by Quentin Bates) for just $0.99c ONLY ON #AmazonKindle t.co/rjjR2gdBgn
Quality crime fiction as birthday gifts for my mum: @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and Satu Rämö 🖤 #crimefictionreader
Happy publication day @ajaychow.bsky.social ! Thanks for the ARC. Cannot wait to discuss this fantastic story with you at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social 🖤
Delighted to announce that my forthcoming book, Alfa, is available for pre-order from Waterstones and if you use the code 'SUMMER26' from today until 24 July, you'll get a whopping 25% off! Grab an online bargain while you can! www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul...
Happy pub day @katerhoades.bsky.social ! I cannot wait to dig into this one! @orendabooks.bsky.social
🇨🇦 🇺🇸US/CANADA MONTHLY KINDLE DEAL ALERT Betrayal, my award winning #Standalone #Thriller is just $0.99 in the USA/CAN THIS MONTH ONLY! When aid worker Úrsula returns to Iceland, she’s drawn into the dangerous worlds of politics, corruption and misogyny a.co/d/0d2QV6kf
Thrilled to share that Glassriver and ZDF Studios-owned Network Movie are developing my Áróra books for the screen! #crimedrama #booktoscreen
#CoverReveal #Alfa Coming later this year, my new standalone thriller. When Mekkin's brother-in-law is found murdered in a society built to prevent violence, her investigation spirals into danger and secrecy, drawing her family into the centre of a crime that should not exist.
Happy pub day Will! 💖@willcarver.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social
In Black as Death, Áróra’s search for her missing sister reaches a turning point. New evidence emerges, old assumptions begin to crumble and buried secrets surface. The truth she has been searching for is finally within reach. But some answers come at a price. #BlackAsDeath @orendabooks.bsky.social
Just finished #TheOtherYou by @carysgreenauthor.bsky.social It’s a very intriguing futuristic domestic thriller I really enjoyed. Can’t wait to ask her a lot of questions at our panel at @BloodyScotland in September! #thrillers #BookTwitter
I’m flying over to Canada today to take part in Motive Crime Fiction Festival in Toronto. Come see Don and I discussing our books at Victoria University. #crimefiction
In Dark as Night, an unexpected phone call reopens old wounds and raises new questions. At the same time, Detective Daníel becomes involved in the disappearance of his tenant and friend: drag queen Lady Gúgúlú, whose past may be far more dangerous than anyone realizes.
I am giving a masterclass at Motive Festival in Toronto Canada next weekend! If you are a crimewriter or want to become one join me! Registration on festival website. #festofauthors #motive #masterclass
Photoshoot today in Reykjavík for my publisher @forlagid for the cover of my next book. The book isn’t out untill March but at least the author photo is ready! #gunnarfreyrphotography
In Red as Blood, a man comes home to a silent house. There are signs of a struggle. And his wife is gone. On the table is a note. With the kind of demand that leaves no good choices. #RedAsBlood #NordicNoir @orendabooks.bsky.social
Join me at the MOTIVE Crime and Mystery Festival June 5th-7th in Toronto Canada! Passes are available now! Link in bio. #motive2026 @orendabooks.bsky.social
Finnish readers - now’s your chance! 🇫🇮📚 My thriller Loukku (Snare) is out in paperback in Finnish, just in time to catch up before Verkko (Trap) the second book in the series, is published next week. Hyviä lukuhetkiä! ✨ #kirjat #dekkarit #suomenkielisetkirjat
Áróra returns to Iceland when her sister goes missing. No one seems to know what happened. But there’s one thing Áróra can’t escape: the last time her sister reached out, she didn’t answer. And now it’s too late to call back. #NordicNoir #CrimeFiction @orendabooks.bsky.social
Feeling very welcome at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, where I’ll be spending time as a Writer in Residence. I’ve even been given my own office at the college so I’m feeling very academic right now! Looking forward to meeting students and talking about crime fiction.
I love this! 💜 My Dutch publisher is celebrating International Women’s Day by highlighting books with strong female characters. Here’s to powerful women in fiction and in real life! 🎉 #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInFiction #StrongFemaleCharacters #IWD
Finally we can tell! Satu Rämö and I are writing a book together! Yay! Wild Card will be published in Finnish and Icelandic in 2027 and we hope it will also find its way to other languages. It is an immense joy to work on a book with a dear friend. ❤️ @wsoyks.bsky.social
Looking for your next dark obsession? The first TWO books in the Áróra series are on a UK Kindle Monthly Deal this February 🔥 Cold cases. Family secrets. A heroine who never backs down. Start at the beginning — and enter Áróra’s world. #NordicNoir #AroraInvestigates @orendabooks.bsky.social
Amazing authors, dark twists, gripping investigations, unforgettable detectives and conversations about the craft of crime writing at #HelsinkiNoir this weekend! @ellygriffiths.bsky.social
Can’t wait to share the stage with the fab Satu Rämö and @ellygriffiths.bsky.social in the Oodi library in Helsinki on Thursday! The event is in English and starts at six. A great warmup for the #HelsinkiNoir weekend!
Such a joy to be at Granite Noir 🖤 A wonderful conversation about my books with Jacky Collins, brilliant readers, and lovely catch-ups with writer friends. I’m heading back to Glasgow inspired and grateful. #GraniteNoirX #CrimeFiction #NordicNoir
The fantastic @dougjohnstone.bsky.social speaking about his books and writing career in interview with Brian Burnett. If you haven’t read Doug’s Skelf-series check it out now - fantastic crime fiction set in Edinburgh. @orendabooks.bsky.social #granitenoirx