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.

Icelandic production company Glassriver has optioned the rights to the entire series, bringing Detective Elma's world to the screen. Elma by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - Goodreads

The story follows , who flees a broken relationship in Reykjavík to return to her quiet hometown of Akranes. Any hopes of a peaceful routine are shattered when the body of a local woman is discovered at the foot of the town's lighthouse.

The real-life, foggy fishing town of Akranes , Iceland Main Protagonist: Detective Elma 📖 Plot Summary