num_pages: 280
description: Siglufjrur: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thr Arason: a local policeman whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt him. The peace of this close-knit community is shattered by the murder of a policeman  shot at point-blank range in the dead of night in a deserted house. With a killer on the loose and the dark arctic winter closing in it falls to Ari Thr to piece together a puzzle that involves tangled local politics a compromised new mayor and a psychiatric ward in Reykjavik where someone is being held against their will. Then a mysterious young woman moves to the area on the run from something she dare not reveal and it becomes all too clear that tragic events from the past are weaving a sinister spell that may threaten them all.Dark chilling and complex Nightblind is an extraordinary thriller from an undeniable new talent.
language: English
title: Nightblind
publisher: Orenda Books