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1995: A young German woman disappears in the Westfjords of Iceland, but no one seems to miss her. The case is quickly forgotten, as it’s not uncommon for foreigners who come to Iceland to go their own way. Besides, the police are busy investigating a fatal car accident, recovering two bodies from the sea.
2022: Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir’s life has been calm for a long time, and she has just returned from a surfing holiday in Hawaii. Everything seems to be in order: the renovation of her childhood home is progressing, and her colleague and friend Jakob Johanson has permanently moved to Iceland. Hildur has taken to regularly visiting her family friend, Helga, in a nursing home—and during their conversations, surprising new details about her mother, Rakel, start to emerge. Meanwhile, a cruise ship carrying a large group of tourists arrives in Ísafjörður, bringing problems that challenge Hildur’s sense of justice.
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An unusual murder occurs in the remote fjords of Iceland. An influential local politician is found shot on the ski slopes. During the investigation into the murder, Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir and her Finnish partner Jakob Johanson, are faced with a difficult question. Is it wise to uncover every secret?
Everyone does their best to survive amidst the freezing fjords of remote Iceland. Hildur Rúnarsdóttir is no different as she takes to surfing in the icy waters of the Atlantic to try and forget her traumatic childhood and the burden of the cases occupying her mind as head of the missing children’s unit of the Ísafjörður police.
A new series that gives a modern twist to the timeless and irresistible pull of thrilling mysteries that lead into exciting adventures.