Berlin, December 1939
As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia in the capital
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On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Icel&, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summers night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykajvik to investigate on her own, unaware that an innocent persons life hangs in the balance.
Ari Thor Arason & his colleagues on the tiny police force in Siglufjordur struggle with an increasingly perplexing case, while their own serious personal problems push them to the limit. What secrets does the dead man harbour, & what is the young reporter hiding? As silent, unspoken horrors from the past threaten them all, & the darkness deepens, it s a race against time to find the killer before someone else dies...
Dark, terrifying & complex, Blackout is an exceptional, atmospheric thriller from one of Icelands finest crime writers.