A young mother resorts to smuggling cocaine into Iceland, as she struggles to keep custody of her son, with devastating results... First in the addictive, award-winning Reykjavik Noir Trilogy by the Queen of Iceland Noir.

***Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger***

'Stylist, taut and compelling' Daily Express

'Snare will ensnare you' Marie Claire

'A taut, gritty, thoroughly absorbing journey into Reykjavik's underworld' Booklist

After a messy divorce, young mother Sonia is struggling to provide for herself and keep custody of her son. With her back to the wall, she resorts to smuggling cocaine into Iceland, and finds herself caught up in a ruthless criminal world.

As she desperately looks for a way out of trouble, she must pit her wits against her nemesis, Bragi, a customs officer, whose years of experience frustrate her new and evermore daring strategies. Things become even more complicated when Sonia embarks on a relationship with a woman, Agla. Once a high-level bank executive, Agla is currently being prosecuted in the aftermath of the Icelandic financial crash.

Set in a ReykjavÍk still covered in the dust of the EyjafjallajÖkull volcanic eruption, and with a dark, fast-paced and chilling plot and intriguing characters, Snare is an outstandingly original and sexy Nordic crime thriller, from one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction.