Author(s): Carin Gerhardsen; Ian Giles (Translator)

Nordic Noir | Fiction

'Plotted with the complexity of a labyrinth' New York Times A deadly secret haunts a group of strangers who cross paths in the depths of a Swedish midwinter... January in Sweden. On a deserted, icy backroad, a group of strangers are brought together by a deadly accident. It involved two women. Only one was in the car that caused a deadly crash. Only one left a man to die alone in the snow.Four years later, a single phone call brings back the terror of that day. The women have both since carried a deadly secret ever since, one that, if revealed, could connect them to a larger, more terrible transgression. And there is someone out there who knows exactly what happened - someone who would rather kill than allow it all to come to light . . .A gripping, suspense-filled thriller from the author of the internationally best-selling Hammarby series for fans of Caz Frear, Lars Kepler and Malin Persson Giolito. Reviewers on Carin Gerhardsen: 'The author's mastery of tone imbues a largely tragic tale with touches of humor. By turns touching and terrifying.' Booklist 'Carin Gerhardsen writes so vividly, like she is painting with words, gripping your heart and soul in an ever-tightening tourniquet.' Peter James 'Complex, slow-burning thriller with a final twist that leaves no one unscathed.' Booklist