TWO TIME WINNER OF NORWAY’S BEST CRIME NOVEL

'A fine, twisting mystery' — Mail on Sunday

A FROZEN BODY

A MURDERED BIKER

A RADICAL LAWYER WITH A MURKY PAST

In the depths of the Norwegian winter, the corpse of a woman is discovered in the garden of a notorious left-wing lawyer, Vilhelm Thygesen. She has been stabbed to death.

A young biker, a member of a gang once represented by Thygesen, dies in suspicious circumstances.

As Thygesen receives anonymous threats, investigating detectives Stribolt and Vaage uncover a web of crime and violence extending far beyond Norway’s borders.

Does the frozen woman hold the key?

'A Nordic crime masterpiece' — Daily Walk

'A Godfather of Norwegian crime' — Gunnar Staalesen, author of the Varg Veum series

'For readers who miss Steig Larsson’s particular brand of Nordic Noir, this may be their answer… This is a story that left me feeling breathless, Michelet is a master' — Netgalley

If you like Jo Nesbo or Henning Mankell, you'll love Jon Michelet.

Don Bartlett