Over 18 million copies sold worldwide. The bestselling Icelandic author of all time. 'One of
the greats of modern crime fiction' Sunday Times__________________________________________ When
a young woman known for drug smuggling goes missing her elderly grandparents have no choice
but to call the retired Detective Konrád. Still looking for his own father's murderer Konrád
agrees to investigate the case. But digging into the past reveals more than he set out to
discover and a strange connection to a little girl who drowned in the Reykjavík city pond
decades ago recaptures everyone's attention. A brilliant chilling tale of broken dreams and
children who have nowhere to turn.__________________________________ 'The undisputed king of
the Icelandic thriller' Guardian 'An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see
why. His novels are gripping authentic haunting and lyrical' Harlan Coben
