This is the second book in the Detective Konrad series, from the Crime King of Iceland.Over 18 million copies sold worldwide. The bestselling Icelandic author of all time.'One of the greats of modern crime fiction' Sunday Times__________________________________________When a young woman known for drug smuggling goes missing, her elderly grandparents have no choice but to call the retired Detective Konrad.Still looking for his own father's murderer, Konrad agrees to investigate the case.But digging into the past reveals more than he set out to discover, and a strange connection to a little girl who drowned in the Reykjavik city pond decades ago recaptures everyone's attention.A brilliant, chilling tale of broken dreams and children who have nowhere to turn.__________________________________'The undisputed king of the Icelandic thriller' Guardian 'An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' Harlan Coben