Liv has a lot of secrets. Late one night in the aftermath of a party in the apartment she
shares with two friends in Ålesund she sees a python on a TV nature show and becomes obsessed
with the idea of buying a snake as a pet. Soon Nero a baby Burmese python becomes the
apartment's fourth roommate. As Liv bonds with Nero she is struck by a desire that surprises
her with its intensity. Finally she is safe. Thirteen years later in the nearby town of
Kristiansund Mariam Lind goes on a shopping trip with her eleven-year-old daughter Iben.
Following an argument Mariam storms off expecting her young daughter to make her own way home
. . . but she never does. Detective Roe Olsvik new to the Kristiansund police department is
assigned to the case of Iben's disappearance. As he interrogates Mariam he instantly suspects
her - but there is much more to this case and these characters than their outer appearances
would suggest. A biting and constantly shifting tale of family secrets rebirth and the legacy
of trauma Reptile Memoirs is a brilliant exploration of the cold-bloodedness of humanity.
