‘As grim as the bleakest of Nordic noir. If you think the solution to the crime will produce a happy ending, just wait till the chilling final pages’
Kirkus

‘Hewson expertly paints a punishing Faroese winter, crafting the perfect backdrop for this chilling addition to the growing field of crime fiction set in the Faroe Islands’
Booklist        

‘This grim tale [is] almost the stuff of Norse myths . . . Readers will be gripped and hold fast until the shocking end’
Publishers Weekly        

Praise for David Hewson:

‘No author has ever brought Rome so alive for me — nor made it seem so sinister’
PETER JAMES        

‘David Hewson’s Rome is dark and tantalising, seductive and dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history’
TESS GERRITSEN        

‘Hewson . . . effortlessly keeps thrills coming a mile a minute’
JEFFERY DEAVER        

‘Hewson does more than provide a thrilling read. He saves you the airfare to Italy. When you turn the last page, you’ll think you’ve been there’
LINWOOD BARCLAY        

‘A riveting and fast-paced thriller . . . every character hides a dark secret that, like Rome's ancient mysteries, seems to lurk just beyond reach. A complex and satisfying mystery from a master plot maker’
Booklist

‘Costa and Peroni, like all the best fictional detectives, become more rounded and interesting with every episode’
Literary Review        

‘Hewson’s inventiveness never flags’
Sunday Times