The body of a young Russian woman is found in a remote corner of Iceland. The police, after a superficial investigation, conclude that it is a suicide and quietly close the case. A year later, sixty-four-year-old inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is forced into early retirement. But she has two weeks to choose which old case to reopen. And she has no trouble deciding. She quickly remembers that immigrant who saw her hopes for a new beginning washed up on the shores of this unknown country. Hulda, convinced that the woman was murdered, reopens the forgotten case. However, no one tells her the whole truth. Even her colleagues seem determined to sabotage her efforts. As time counts down, ghosts from the past come to haunt her and lead her to fatal mistakes. But Hulda, the formidable heroine of Ragnar Jónasson, will try to find the killer even at the risk of her own life.

"The Darkness" is an original, captivating, atmospheric crime thriller set against the icy, dark, and wild landscapes of the far North.