CAMBRIDGE! We are coming! Come see the wonderful Antti Tuomainen and I this Monday, Nov 10th at 18:30 at Bodies in the Bookshop. Dark Icelandic crime meets funny Finnish thrillers — the north in all its contrasts. #authorsontour @orendabooks.bsky.social

Our fabulous @liljawriter.bsky.social and Antti Tuomainen are coming to Aye Write on Sunday 9th November – 12.45pm – chatting to Neil McKay! They'll be discussing their new books #BlackAsDeath & #TheWinterJob BOOK TICKETS NOW! https://bit.ly/3KCm7wu ##BookSky #Glasgow #Scotland #CrimeFiction

Black as Death, by Lilja Sigurðardóttir tr Lorenza Garcia – book review A masterclass in storytelling

Black As Death by Lilja Sigurðardóttir t. Lorenza Garcia BLOG TOUR @liljawriter.bsky.social #Iceland #BookReview @orendabooks.bsky.social randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com/2025/10/blac...

Joining the #RandomThingsTours #blogtour for #BlackAsDeathby @liljawriter.bsky.social, out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social. Many thanks @annerandomthings.bsky.social! An excellent end to this series, full of peril and poignancy. (And revelations). bluebookballoon.blogspot.com

Come join Antti and I at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sunday Nov 9th at 12,45. www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/the-...

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I’m bringing Icelandic crime to Glasgow. Antti Tuomainen’s bringing Finnish humour. What could possibly go wrong? 🔪😂 🎟️Tickets: glasgowlife.org.uk🎟️#AyeWriter#GlasgowsBookFestivali#bookeventsglasgows#crimefictiontion @orendabooks.bsky.social

So happy to see my new book jump straight to the top of the Icelandic bestseller lists! 🙏 Takk my lovely readers!

🖤 Publication Day! 🖤 BLACK AS DEATH is out NOW! The darkness closes in… secrets surface… and nothing will ever be the same. Now it’s your turn to face what waits in the dark. Grab your copy today. #BlackAsDeath #NewRelease #CrimeFiction #NordicNoir

Come see Antti and I in Glasgow at Aye Write on November 9th. Neil McKay will try to wrangle us but we promise you a criminally fun time! #crimefiction #booksglasgow #ayewrite @orendabooks.bsky.social

My new book ∀LFA is out in Iceland. I’m deeply grateful and humbled to see this book find its place in the world. #∀lfa #newbook #thriller

A great pleasure to unbox the Finnish version of Snare: Loukku! Translated by Marjakaisa Matthíasson and published by Docendo #loukku

I am over the moon about Black as Death being included in “the best crime mystery books of this month” in the Times! Super grateful for Mark Sanderson’s fantastic review. #timesreview #liljasigurðardóttir #blackasdeath #orendabooks #icelandicbooks #thrillers @orendabooks.bsky.social

🎥💀 A final reckoning… 💀 Atmospheric, dark & chilling, #BlackAsDeath is the twisty finale to the Áróra Investigation #Series from @liljawriter.bsky.social, t L Garcia As Áróra & her friends search for answers that may lead them to places even darker than death… 23/10 📖 https://bit.ly/4kKvI0u

Good morning from Kópavogur!

That moment when you hold the very first copy of your new book in your hands… It’s unlike anything else. After months inside my head, Ɐlfa is here! Out in Icelandic on October 16th. #Ɐlfa #NewBook #CrimeFiction #IcelandicCrime #NordicNoir #ThrillerBooks

🎥💀 A final reckoning… 💀 Atmospheric, dark & chilling, #BlackAsDeath is the twisty finale to the Áróra Investigation #Series from @liljawriter.bsky.social, t L Garcia As Áróra & her friends search for answers that may lead them to places even darker than death… 23/10 📖 https://bit.ly/4kKvI0u

I am included in the guide book “22 Itinéraires autour du polar en Europe à ne pas manquer” or “22 Crime Fiction routes in Europe you don’t want to miss” by Marc Voltenauer and Benjamin Amiguet. There is also a website : www.22ipe.com

In what has been a busy September, book review wise there's still time for a couple more before month end..latest is @liljawriter.bsky.social conclusion to the Aróra Investigates series Black As Death. Published by @orendabooks.bsky.social, review now live @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social #BookSky

The wait is almost over—Áróra’s final chapter is nearly here. 🖤 #BlackAsDeath #NordicNoir

Heart stopping finale to the FANTASTIC 5🌟 Áróra Investigates series from @liljawriter.bsky.social & @orendabooks.bsky.social 😍👌 #BookSky 🔎💀📚💙

Happy reading Jen! 🖤 I hope you like it.

Happy reading Sue! @brownflopsy.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social

@bloodyscotland.bsky.social was great this year as always! Friends and fun and some criminally good panels. Counting down to next year!

Fantastic panel at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social with @tmloganauthor.bsky.social @sharilapena3k.bsky.social and @niccifrench.bsky.social expertly chaired by @teddyjamieson.bsky.social #BloodyScotland2025 #crimewriting

Chills & Thrills with Johana Gustawson, @engerthomas.bsky.social , and Karin Smirnoff and moderator Craig Sisterson. It’s wonderful to listen to colleagues talk about their work at @BloodyScotland

I enjoyed listening to Eliza Reid, Mark Edwards and CB Everett talk about their work and books at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social . The trio was expertly handled by moderator @tariqashkanani.bsky.social

Hey, @liljawriter.bsky.social ! And thanks as ever to @orendabooks.bsky.social for the opportunity of an early read. #BlackAsDeath is out next month

My new book is called ∀lfa and is out in the original Icelandic on October 16th. Look at that stunning cover! #ThrillerBooks #AIThriller #lgbtqbooks #FutureFiction #covereveal #groundedscifi #∀lfa

Be honest… how many plants can you fit in a car trunk? Asking for a friend… 🌿 #PlantHaul #Backseatjungle

The first blog of a new month sees the end of a series I've loved. #BlackAsDeath is the fifth and final book in the Áróra Investigation series by @liljawriter.bsky.social (translated by Lorenza Garcia) and published by @orendabooks.bsky.social on 23/10 peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/b...

Wonderful care package from @orendabooks.bsky.social! can't wait to dive into these from @liljawriter.bsky.social (tr. Lorenza Garcia). Antti Tuomainen (tr. David Hackston) and Ragnar Jónasson (tr. @graskeggur.bsky.social). Excellent authors all!

Join Matt Wesolowski and I on an immersive writing retreat at Moniack Mhor in the Scottish highlands this September! #finishthatbook #crimewriting

Signed & Sealed! Thrilled to announce that the deal for my new book is officially sealed with my publisher Forlagið! Úa, head of publishing and I signed the deal yesterday. The book title is ∀lfa and will be out in the original Icelandic in October. #NewBookDeal #AuthorLife

Congratulations to all longlisted! #PetronaAward25 #nordicnoir

Frankly couldn’t wait - fastest way to Iceland was in audiobook. 🎧📚 Congrats, @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social

Missed Reykjavík Pride this year — but our rainbow flag was still dancing in the wind up by the highland cottage. The birds didn’t march, but I’m pretty sure they were allies. 🏳️‍🌈 #icelandpride

Pick up the addictive, award-winning Reykjavik Noir Trilogy by the Queen of Iceland Noir. Queer & translated crime fiction at its VERY best!

Happy to share some queer crime fiction from my own books in celebration of Pride week in Iceland. Love and danger make for the best stories! 🏳️‍🌈 #rainbowreads @orendabooks.bsky.social

LAST CHANCE! She went to Iceland to look for her missing sister…for just .99p you can follow Árora’s trail. #ColdAsHell is on a #kindle #Kobo #Apple #deal until midnight! Dive into the #NordicNoir that chills to the bone! 🥶 geni.us/yQOAl

She went to Iceland to look for her missing sister…for just .99p you can follow Árora’s trail. #ColdAsHell is on a #kindle #Kobo #Apple #deal until tomorrow! Dive into the #NordicNoir that chills to the bone! 🥶 geni.us/yQOAl

She went to Iceland to look for her missing sister….for just #99p, you can follow Árora’s trail. Cold As Hell is on a #kindle #apple #Kobo #deal LAST DAY! Dive into the #NordicNoir that chills to the bone ❄️ geni.us/yQOAl

Congratulations @radiomukhers.bsky.social , @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and David Goodman on your #theakstonsawards ! 👏🏆

The Reykjanes eruption is very considerate to send gas all the way to Akureyri. Nothing like enjoying the greyness of volcanic doom from 400 km away. #ThanksVolcano #GaslightingUsAll 🌋💨

BLACK AS DEATH is coming. The chilling final book in the Áróra series lands this October. Some secrets should stay buried—but Áróra digs deeper than ever. Available for PREORDER! 🖤 Link in comment #CrimeFiction #BlackAsDeath #ÁróraSeries #NordicNoir #Thriller

🇬🇧 My chilling Reykjavik Noir Series is on sale this month in a #UK #kindle #deal. A young mother resorts to smuggling cocaine into Iceland, as she struggles to keep custody of her son, with devastating results ❄️🔪 amzn.to/4l56GtX

🇬🇧Every one of my Áróra Investigation Series so far is on a July #kindle #deal. Grab a bargain now! Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. amzn.to/4kiIwuT

🇬🇧 UK #DEAL alert!❄️ My #thriller #Betrayal, set in the world of Icelandic politics t @graskeggur is on #SALE! When aid worker Úrsula returns to Iceland for a new job, she’s drawn into a dangerous world… ❄️amzn.to/44sZBwe #BookX #womeninpolitics

COVER REVEAL! 🖤 Black as Death — the final Áróra book — is out this October from @orendabooks.bsky.social Translated by Lorenza García. Cover designed by Mark Swan. The sister finally speaks… #BlackAsDeath #ÁróraSeries #NordicNoir