When a child is found dead on a remote football pitch and an unidentified man is discovered at the water's edge, Weber and Sande uncover a disturbing connection - and betrayal close to home. THIRD in the award-winning, chilling Arctic Mysteries series.

`Expertly written, compelling and impossible to put down. This is perfect Scandi Noir. I'm hooked¿ Michael Wood

`This superb Scandi thriller is the perfect antidote to the plague of tweeness that infects so much crime fiction today¿ Mark Sanderson, The Times

`A must-read series¿ Nordic Watchlist

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In Norway's far north, the past is getting closer...

When the body of a nine-year-old boy is found on Henningsvær's famous football pitch, in the heart of Lofoten, the small fishing community is left reeling. Why would he leave home, barely dressed, on a freezing February night? Was it a tragic accident - or is someone responsible?

Meanwhile, in Bodø, another body is discovered at the water's edge. The drowned man is expensively dressed and carries no identification, but around his neck is a pendant marked with a strange symbol.

Chief Investigator Jakob Weber and former national investigator Noora Yun Sande are drawn into both cases, as pressure mounts and their investigations grow increasingly disturbing. But Jakob is struggling to focus. His mother is dying, his relationship with Sigrid is under pressure, and past, unresolved cases continue to haunt him, while Noora has demons of her own...

As Weber and Sande follow the trail from Henningsvær to Bodø, the two deaths begin to connect in ways no one could have imagined.

And someone close to Jakob is about to betray him...

THIRD in the gripping, addictive series, for readers who love Joe Pickett, Ragnar Jonasson, Jorn Lier Horst and Satu Rämö

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Praise for the Arctic Mysteries series

`Atmospheric¿ Crime Monthly

`Jakob Weber is a great protagonist, and the sense of place is phenomenal¿ Thomas Enger

`This is first-class Nordic Noir from the real North, where danger lurks around every corner¿ Gunnar Staalesen

`Dark and totally gripping ... adds a new dimension to the police procedural¿ European Literature Network

`Nearly as many twists and turns as Norway's Trollstigen pass ... will satisfy even the pickiest crime reader¿ Crime Fiction Lover