Siglufjordur an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland accessible only via a small mountain tunnel Ari Thor Arason a local policeman whose tumultuous past & uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt him The peace of this close-knit community is shattered by the murder of a policeman
- shot at point-blank range in the dead of night in a deserted house With a killer on the loose & the dark arctic winter closing in it falls to Ari Thor to piece together a puzzle that involves tangled local politics a compromised new mayor & a psychiatric ward in Reykjavik where someone is being held against their will Then a mysterious young woman moves to the area on the run from something she dare not reveal & it becomes all too clear that tragic events from the past are weaving a sinister spell that may threaten them all Dark chilling & complex Nightblind is an extraordinary thriller from an undeniable new talent