
is the first book in the internationally acclaimed Forbidden Iceland (or "Mörderisches Island") crime fiction series by Icelandic author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir . Published in German under the title Verschwiegen , this moody Nordic noir marked the explosive debut of Police Detective Elma. 📌 Fast Facts Original Icelandic Title: Marrið í stiganum (2018) German Title: Verschwiegen (Mörderisches Island, Band 1) English Title: The Creak on the Stairs
The real-life, foggy fishing town of Akranes , Iceland Main Protagonist: Detective Elma 📖 Plot Summary is the first book in the internationally acclaimed
The novel won the prestigious Blackbird Award (created by crime kings Ragnar Jónasson and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir) as well as the CWA New Blood Dagger in the UK. foggy fishing town of Akranes