In 2012 Iceland, retired detective Helgi Reykdal’s quiet life is interrupted when he’s called to investigate the disappearance of the country’s most celebrated crime novelist. As Helgi pries into the private life of one of his favorite mystery authors, an unsolved crime from the past and his own secrets threaten to destroy many lives.
For those unfamiliar with Iceland’s literary landscape, it may come as a surprise that this island nation of just 370,000 people boasts one of the world’s most vibrant literary cultures.
