The fight for the North Pole has begun "A claustrophobic thriller" Aftenposten A CRY FOR HELP Anna Aune is on a scientific expedition to the North Pole, when the pitch black of the polar night is lit up by a distress flare. A VISION FROM A NIGHTMARE At a nearby research station Anna discovers a massacre - mutilated bodies strewn about the base. Then, a fierce Arctic storm blows in, cutting off any possibility of escape. A KILLER LOOSE ON THE ICE Anna races to find the murderer before they get to her, but she discovers a secret lurks under the ice - one that nations will kill for...

"Instils a mounting dread as Special Forces commando Anna Aune tackles bizarre murders at the North Pole in a tale as frigid and punishing as its title" - Financial Times

"Close to a perfect thriller" - VG, five stars

"A barreling blend of Die Hard and Agatha Christie, played out in a snowstorm" - Norwegian Arts

"Murder rips through [a] small research community many hundreds of miles from civilization... The sense of isolation and the frozen setting are beautifully portrayed, the mystery allows the reader to figure out enough to think they're on the right track but Raake reserves the best, most surprising elements for the final reveal - the reason everyone had to die, the secret so important nations will kill for it" - NB Magazine

"A mysterious thriller that uses its setting at the North Pole to put the reader through a tense and almost physically uncomfortable experience" - Shiny New Books

"The author just dives into the action and keeps the suspense through the whole book" - Stavanger Aftenblad

"A claustrophobic thriller" - Aftenposten

"A gripping, action-packed page-turner" - Nordic-crime.de

"Raake writes so skillfully, no wonder all of his movies have been successful. The tension building and plot with a conspiracy at its heart are artfully done, his antiheroine is compellingly drawn" - Buchkultur