11. Krimifestival Erfurt - Eva Björg Ægisdóttir & Luise Wolfram: Home before Dark

Home Before Dark

A breathtaking thriller from the "superstar of Nordic Noir" Daily Express

Moderation: Tabitha Draper

November 1967: Fourteen-year-old Marsibil has a secret pen pal who wants to meet up with her. She is nervous because she has pretended to be her older sister Stina, and on the appointed evening she doesn't make it to the meeting. Instead, her sister disappears without a trace. Only her blood-stained anorak jacket is found at the place where Marsi had arranged to meet her pen pal.
Ten years later, Stina's disappearance remains unsolved. Then Marsi receives a letter - from her former pen pal. Now she has to uncover the truth, even if she can't rely on her own memories. Because the murderer is still at large.

Eva Björg Ægisdóttir was born in 1988 and lives in Reykjavík with her husband and three children. She was born and grew up in Akranes, the town where her crime novels are set. After graduating in sociology, she moved to Trondheim in Norway, where she completed a master's degree in globalization. She won the prestigious Icelandic Blackbird Award for her first crime novel.

Luise Wolfram, born in Apolda in 1987, played at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz after studying at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has been a member of the Bremen crime scene investigative team since 2016, with a brief interruption.

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Photos Eva Björg Ægisdóttir: private | Luise Wolfram: Lily Cummings