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The Hidden Island

This gripping series transports readers to the mysterious and rugged Icelandic landscape, where past shadows intertwine with chilling present-day crimes. Follow the journey of a vulnerable detective as he unravels dark secrets and intricate plots threatening a close-knit community. Each installment delivers unexpected twists and a profound exploration of character psychology, making for an unforgettable reading experience.

The Island
The Darkness
The Mist

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    A body is found off the coast of Iceland. A young Russian woman, Elena, hoped to find a fresh start. Instead she found death. A cursory police investigation calls it suicide. Another statistic, she's soon forgotten...But not by Reykjavik Detective Inspector Hulda Hemannsdottir. Difficult and unconventional, Hulda is being forced into early retirement. Offered one last cold case to investigate she chooses Elena's. On discovering another woman has vanished, she believes a killer roams here. Her colleagues, however, think she's out to cause trouble. With days before she's stripped of her badge, can Hulda catch the killer alone?

    The Darkness
  2. 2

    1987. A young couple on a romantic trip in the Westfjords holiday - a trip that gets an unexpected ending and has catastrophic consequences. Ten years later a small group of friends go for a weekend in an old hunting lodge in Elliðaey. But one of them isn't going to make it make alive. And Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir is determined to find the truth in the darkness

    The Island
  3. 3

    1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland.The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn't.The couple should never have let him in. But they did.An unexpected guest, a liar, a killer. Not all will survive the night. And Detective Hulda will be haunted forever . . .

    The Mist