Psychologist and expert on body language and memory, Kari Voss investigates a series of deaths disguised as suicides, all linked to a celebrated Norwegian architect and a past he claims not to remember. The dark, unsettling sequel to the nerve-shattering, international bestselling Kari Voss series, by two of the world’s finest crime writers…
‘An exciting new series. The best Nordic noir I've read in ages. Spectacular!´ Tariq Ashkanani
‘Written by one of France's leading crime writers and one of Norway's best-selling authors, the story introduces a truly original character that we will hear much more of’ Daily Mail
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The deadliest lie might be the one you tell yourself…
The discovery of a child’s bones on derelict land outside Oslo reopens a case that has haunted a small town for thirty-five years. The girl had vanished without trace, and someone had taken great care to ensure she was never found. Now, one of Norway’s most celebrated lawyers is receiving anonymous threats that appear to reach back to the same past.
Axel Schultz, tireless campaigner against bullying and sole survivor of the massacre that killed his entire family when he was a boy, is accused of having built his career on a lie. Someone is demanding that he confess his sins … or pay the price.
Kari Voss, expert on body language and memory, is called in by the Oslo Police to assess whether Axel’s claim that he has no knowledge of the threats is true. Kari quickly sees that he is lying.
But about what?
And then there is another murder.
As Kari and Chief Inspector Ramona Norum investigate, Kari’s father, Oslo’s former chief of police, follows a new lead into the disappearance of Kari’s son, missing since his ninth birthday eight years earlier. A sighting in Denmark suggests the boy may still be alive, but his enquiries yield only dead ends, and the Danish police seem inexplicably eager for him to leave.
Then a missing diary resurfaces, and the connections between a dead girl, a threatened man, a murdered family and a fresh killing begin to take shape.
Everyone in that small town remembers what happened.
And one of them remembers why…
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Praise for the Kari Voss series:
`A breathtaking thriller with a complex plot and twist to die for. Simply brilliant´ Sunday Express
`Gustawsson and Enger deliver a one-two punch that's a stone-cold knockout´ Alexandra Sokoloff & Craig Robertson
`The disturbing consequences of this are fully explored in a haunting tale that concludes with a sickening double twist. Son is everything a crime novel should be – and more´ Sunday Times
`Two prime exponents of international crime fiction … this is Franco-Nordic Noir delivered with total authority´ Financial Times
`Twisty and moving, with abundant psychological insight, this investigation of blood ties, in all meanings of the word, is superb crime-writing´ Antti Tuomainen
`Blown away by this cracking thriller and I was already loving it before they hit me with THAT ending. Bravo!´ Trevor Wood
`Utterly gripping and brilliantly layered … kept me hooked from start to the twisty finish – Nordic Noir as it should be´ Lilja Sigurðardóttir
`This is the perfect thriller´ Michael Wood
`A potent reminder of just how powerful crime fiction can be. An absorbing, original and deeply affecting novel that grips with a fierceness and masterfully drags the reader into the darkest places. Brilliant in all senses of the word´ Rob Parker
`A body-language expert with a grief of her own, a devastated community full of secrets, and a final sentence that leaves you reeling´ Sam Holland