In the wake of a dying man's apparent suicide, the skeleton of a young woman is discovered on a windswept hillside. Detective Hjalti Hentze suspects that it is the body of a Norwegian woman reported missing forty years earlier, while a commune occupied the land, and whose death may be linked to the abduction and rape of a local Faroese girl. Meanwhile British DI Jan Reyna is pursing his investigation into his mother's suicide. But as he learns more...

"When a group of international activists arrive on the FaroeŁIslands, intent on stopping the traditional whale hunts, tensionsŁbetween islanders and protestors run high. And when aŁwoman is found viciously murdered only hours after a violentŁconfrontation, the circumstances seem purposely designed toŁincrease animosity between the two sides. As English DI Jan Reyna and local detective Hjalti HentzeŁinvestigate, it becomes increasingly clear...