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Raised by their grandparents in the isolated farmstead of Bjarnarhöfn, brothers Oli and Magnus Jonson endure a childhood marked by violence, alcoholism, and tragedy. Two decades later, a homicide at their grandfather's farm brings Constable Páll Gylfason and Detective Magnus Jonson back to Iceland. Magnus identifies the victim as his estranged grandfather, but forensic evidence appears to have been altered, and his account raises doubts. Arrested for the murder, Magnus must prove his innocence while protecting his younger brother Oli, who has just returned from America. As the investigation deepens, the brothers confront buried family secrets and the possibility of vengeance rooted in a harsh, isolated community.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Michael Ridpath
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