Screech on the Stairs

A place in Iceland that everyone strives to escape from. Yet they relentlessly return to live... or die. Elma arrives from Reykjavik to the coastal town of Akranes, her native Icelandic town with a suffocating atmosphere, to sort out her... life. Hardly has she settled into her job as an investigator when she has to face a terrible case: in the area of an abandoned lighthouse, teenagers find the body of a woman. Suicide or murder? Soon it turns out that everyone knew the deceased... but few want to talk about her. During the investigation, Elma and other investigators uncover shocking secrets from the victim's past, echoes of which, as it turns out, still resonate today. A number of other long-hidden crimes are also discovered, shocking the entire town. But the residents remain silent. Fear covers the isolated town where everyone knows each other, but no one knows the truth about one another. Will the police be able to unravel the mystery of the woman's death, which is the key to revealing the dark secrets of Akranes? Translated into 19 languages For fans of Camilla Läckberg