num_pages: 224
description: In the harsh, distant Nordic landscape of Lapland, shrouded in the unremitting darkness of winter, a drunken evening ends in two deaths.But when Constable Torsson skis out to investigate, he is met with a conspiracy of silence - witnesses contradict and confuse one another; the only clue is a bloodstained mahjong tile. Reluctantly Torsson accepts their story and the case is closed...Until the arrival of David, an eccentric redheaded painter determined to find out the truth. And as their investigation uncovers the full fury of small-town suspicion adn guilt, events move inexorably towards a chilling and violent climax.
language: English
title: Under the Snow
titlecomplete: Under the Snow
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Nordic Noir, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Sweden, Swedish Literature, Suspense, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 360
places: Sweden
publisher: Picador