A man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat.
There are no obvious clues apart from a cryptic
note left on the body and a photograph of a
young girl's grave. Detective Erlendur is forced
to use all the forensic resources available to
find any leads at all. Delving into the dead
man's life he discovers that forty years ago he
was accused of an appalling crime. Did his past
come back to haunt him? Finally, Erlendur's
search leads him to Iceland's Genetic Research
Centre in order to find the disturbing answers
to the mystery. This prizewinning international
bestseller is the first in a new series of crime
novels set in Iceland.