About the book: 2024 / A place in Iceland from which everyone is trying to escape. But where they inexorably return to live... Or die. Elma comes from Reykjavik to coastal Akranes, her hometown in Iceland with an oppressive atmosphere, to sort out her life. As soon as she gets a job as an investigator, she has to face a terrible case: in the area of ​​​​an abandoned lighthouse, teenagers find the body of a woman. Suicide or murder? It soon turns out that everyone knew the deceased... but few want to talk about her. During the investigation, Elma and other investigators uncover shocking secrets of the victim's past, the echoes of which, as it turns out, are heard to this day. A number of other long-hidden crimes are also discovered that shock the entire city. But the residents are silent. Fear covers the isolated town, where everyone knows each other, but no one knows the truth about each other. Will the police be able to unravel the mystery of the woman's death, which is the key to revealing the dark secrets of Akranes??