'An expert at mixing scenes of domestic cosiness with blood-curdling horror.., a must for white-knuckle iunkies'

--GUARDIAN

'Chilly, deceptive and lucid, iust like the icy environment it describes'

--LITERARY REVIEW

In the fishing community of Fjaillbacka, life is remote, peaceful - and for some, tragically short.

Foul play was always suspected in the disappearance twenty years ago of two young holiday-makers in the area. Now a young boy out playing has confirmed this grim truth. Their remains, discovered with those of a fresh victim, send the town into shock.

Local detective Patrik Hedstrom, expecting a baby with his girlfriend Erica, can only imagine what it is like to lose a child. When a second young girl goes missing, Hedstrom's attention focuses on the Hults, a feuding clan of misfits, religious fanatics and criminals. The suspect list is long but time is short - which of this family's dark secrets will provide the vital clue?