The Black Ice
2 total works
On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back door, his worst fears are realised. Their home is now an horrific crime scene.
Policeman Týr and forensic pathologist Iðunn are called to the house to investigate. As the case advances, harrowing secrets about the family are revealed. Along with a young policeman Karó, the investigative team quickly realise that the case forces them to face their own suppressed past and opens a Pandora's box to much darker crimes.
Can't Run, Can't Hide is a masterclass in tension from one of the world's finest crime writers.
AMONG THE MOURNERS AT A FUNERAL IS THE KILLER ...
A group of young professionals travel to the Westmann Islands off the coast of Iceland to attend the funeral of a woman that used to be part of their inner circle. The trip, which was also supposed to function as a reunion, turns into a nightmare when the aftermath of a party they attended while at university and have tried to forget, hits them full force.
As two bodies are found on a rocky beach close to the refurbished lighthouse keeper's house that the group had stayed in and medical examiner Iðunn, and detectives Týr and Karó are sent to provide the local police assistance.
For Iðunn, who grew up on the island, this takes her back to the heart of her complex family and the ghosts of her own past she would prefer to keep at bay, all the while having to focus on a complex investigation of murders that seem to make no sense at all.