Siglufjorour an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland where no one locks their doors
- accessible only via a small mountain tunnel Ari Thor Arason a rookie policeman on his first posting far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik
- with a past that he's unable to leave behind When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow bleeding & unconscious & a highly esteemed elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one & secrets & lies are a way of life An avalanche & unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass & the 24-hour darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge as curtains begin to twitch & his investigation becomes increasingly complex chilling & personal Past plays tag with the present & the claustrophobic tension mounts while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness
- blinded by snow & with a killer on the loose Taut & terrifying Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights