Eliza Reid – författare

'With its twisty Golden Age plot and a fascinating Nordic Noir setting, this novel is perfect for lovers of each' ANN CLEEVES'A most enthralling, entertaining and intriguing mystery'' LIZ NUGENT'An intriguing mystery, an exotic setting, and a Christie vibe - what's not to love?' SHARI LAPENA________A remote Icelandic island. A diplomatic dinner party. And a murderer in the midst. The stakes at dinner couldn't be higher.The Canadian embassy are visiting a remote Icelandic island and the great and the good have gathered to welcome them. But beneath the glamour, tensions are bubbling.When the deputy Canadian ambassador is poisoned at dinner, suspicion falls on everyone present, but particularly on the ambassador himself. Jane, the ambassador's wife, knows that she has to solve the murder if she is to save her husband and her marriage. But Jane knows better than anyone that, when it comes to protecting scandalous secrets, there are no lengths to which people won't go. So soon the question becomes: can she track down the killer before they strike again?

A remote Icelandic island. A diplomatic dinner party. And a murderer in the midst. When the deputy Canadian ambassador dies suddenly at a dinner party, attended by the great and the good from business, culture and politics, suspicion falls on everybody present, but particularly on the victim's boss, the Canadian ambassador.Jane, the ambassador's wife, knows that she has to solve the murder if she is to save her husband, and her marriage. But Jane knows better than anyone that, when it comes to protecting scandalous secrets, there are no lengths to which people won't go. So soon the question becomes: can she track down the killer before they strike again?

A remote Icelandic island. A diplomatic dinner party. And a murderer in the midst.'An intriguing mystery, an exotic setting and a Christie vibe - what's not to love?' - SHARI LAPENA'With its twisty Golden Age plot and a fascinating Nordic Noir setting, this novel is perfect for lovers of each' - ANN CLEEVES'A most enthralling, entertaining and intriguing mystery' - LIZ NUGENT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The stakes at dinner couldn't be higher.The Canadian embassy are visiting a remote Icelandic island and the great and the good have gathered to welcome them. But beneath the glamour, tensions are bubbling.When the deputy Canadian ambassador is poisoned at dinner, suspicion falls on everyone present, but particularly on the ambassador himself. Jane, the ambassador's wife, knows that she has to solve the murder if she is to save her husband and her marriage. But Jane knows better than anyone that, when it comes to protecting scandalous secrets, there are no lengths to which people won't go.So soon the question becomes: can she track down the killer before they strike again?

Agatha Christie meets Nordic noir in this “brilliant debut” (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about diplomats stranded on a windswept Icelandic island with a murderer in their midst.A remote Icelandic island. A diplomatic dinner party. A murderer in their midst. When Kavita Banerjee, the deputy ambassador of Canada, dies suddenly at a dinner party attended by the great and the good from Icelandic business and politics, suspicion falls on everyone present, but particularly on the victim’s boss, Graeme Shearer, the Canadian ambassador. Jane Shearer, Graeme’s long-suffering wife, is accustomed to cleaning up his messes. But now, saving her husband’s career—and her crumbling marriage—requires her to investigate her fellow dinner guests. Uncovering corruption and murder is a dangerous job, but Jane knows better than most what desperate people will do to protect their secrets.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!A New York Times Book Review Editor's Pick"Secrets of the Sprakkar is a fascinating window into what a more gender-equal world could look like, and why it's worth striving for. Iceland is doing a lot to level the playing field: paid parental leave, affordable childcare, and broad support for gender equality as a core value. Reid takes us on an exploration not only around this fascinating island, but also through the triumphs and stumbles of a country as it journeys towards gender equality."-Hillary Rodham ClintonIceland is the best place on earth to be a woman-but why?For the past twelve years, the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Iceland number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women. What is it about Iceland that makes many women's experience there so positive? Why has their society made such meaningful progress in this ongoing battle, from electing the world's first female president to passing legislation specifically designed to help even the playing field at work and at home? And how can we learn from what Icelanders have already discovered about women's powerful place in society and how increased fairness benefits everyone?Eliza Reid, the First Lady of Iceland, examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward women-the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, the influence of current and historical role models, and, crucially, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Reid's own experience as an immigrant from small-town Canada who never expected to become a first lady is expertly interwoven with interviews with dozens of sprakkar ("extraordinary women") to form the backbone of an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman, and how the rules of society play more of a role in who we view as "equal" than we may understand. Secrets of the Sprakkar is a powerful and atmospheric portrait of a tiny country that could lead the way forward for us all.

Auf den Westmännerinseln, einer pittoresken Inselgruppe wenige Seemeilen südlich des isländischen »Festlands«, trifft sich die Crème de la Crème aus Wirtschaft, Politik und Kultur. Ein festliches Abendessen – das die stellvertretende Botschafterin Kanadas nicht überleben wird. Der Verdacht fällt auf den Chef des Opfers, den kanadischen Botschafter Graeme Shearer. Seine Ehefrau Jane Shearer ist es gewohnt, gute Miene zum bösen Spiel zu machen. Nun aber muss sie, um die Karriere ihres Mannes und ihre Ehe zu retten, einen Mörder finden. Eine gefährliche Aufgabe, denn jede Person der illustren Gästeschar steht sich selbst am nächsten und hütet ein Geheimnis, das besser nicht ans Licht kommen soll. Doch solange draußen ein Sturm tobt und keine Fähre ablegen kann, weilt auch der Mörder weiter unter ihnen …