Alfa
Alfa
2025, Crime
Lilja Sigurdardóttir
Icelandic author Lilja Sigurðardóttir (b. 1972) is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and one of Iceland’s most successful crime writers. She is the author of the internationally bestselling Reykjavík Noir trilogy, the Áróra series and the standalone thrillers Betrayal and Alfa. Her books have been translated into nearly 20 languages and appeared on bestseller lists worldwide. Her work has received numerous awards and nominations, including the Icelandic Crime Fiction Award, the Glass Key Award and the CWA International Dagger.
Awards
| Longlisted for the Petrona Award UK – Náhvít jörð White as Snow | 2024 |
| Nominated for the Icelandic Crime Fiction Awards Iceland – Drepsvart hraun Dark as Night | 2023 |
| Nominated for the Icelandic Crime Fiction Awards Iceland – Náhvít jörð White as Snow | 2022 |
| The Blood Drop (Best Crime Novel of the Year) Iceland – Svik Betrayal | 2019 |
| Longlisted for Edinburgh International Book Festival's First Book Awards UK | 2018 |
| The Blood Drop (Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year) Iceland – Búrið Cage | 2018 |
| Longlisted for the Prix du Meilleur Polar at Points France – Gildran Snare | 2018 |
| Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger UK – Gildran Snare | 2018 |
| Nominated for the Icelandic Crime Fiction Award Iceland – Netið Trap | 2016 |
Bibliography
Stand-alone
Áróra
Dauðadjúp sprunga (#5)
Black as Death
2023, Crime
Drepsvart hraun (#4)
Dark as Night
2022, Crime
Náhvít jörð (#3)
White as Snow
2021, Crime
Blóðrauður sjór (#2)
Red as Blood
2020, Crime
Helköld sól (#1)
Cold as Hell
2019
Reykjavík Noir
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New author: Lilja Sigurdardóttir
Icelandic author Lilja Sigurðardóttir (b. 1972) is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and one of Iceland’s most successful crime writers. She is the author of the internationally bestselling Reykjavík Noir trilogy, the Áróra series and the standalone thrillers Betrayal and Alfa. Her books have been translated into nearly 20 languages and appeared on bestseller lists worldwide. Her work has received numerous awards and nominations, including the Icelandic Crime Fiction Award, the Glass Key Award and the CWA International Dagger.