Culture and Living | Iceland Monitor | Mon 28 Nov 2016 | 10.35 GMT | Modified 29 Nov 2016 9.28

Why did you lie? named crime novel of the year by the Sunday Times

Why did you lie? voted best crime novel of the year. Screenshot/ Sunday Times

The novel Why did you lie? By Icelandic author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir has been named crime novel of the year in Britain by the critics at the Sunday Times.

Critics published their selection of the year's best books this weekend. There were four categories: Thrillers, crime, historic novels and short stories.

This autumn the Sunday Times published an excellent review on Why did you lie?