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 novel won the prestigious Blackbird Award (created
As Elma and her colleagues (including officer Sævar) dig into the victim's life, they realize she was running from deep-rooted local traumas. The investigation peels back layers of the town's history, exposing: Unresolved childhood abuse A tight-knit community bound by silence Dark family secrets that people will kill to protect 🏆 Accolades & Adaptations The novel won the prestigious Blackbird Award (created