This book is translated from Icelandic and has a distinct chill in the style of writing, but don't let that put you off as this is a very cleverly constructed story. Right from the outset you know that a young woman has been murdered and her body concealed in one of the volcanic fissures that are a feature of the landscape, but you don't know who is responsible for this crime. For her family, Isafold has simply disappeared, and after two weeks of silence, her sister Arora travels from England to try to discover what has happened to her. The two sisters are both half Icelandic so Arora is familiar with the country and knows who she can to speak to to get some leads. The block of flats where Isafold lived with her boyfriend is home to a number of people who each have their reasons for staying out of the police investigation, preferring to keep quiet rather than share what they know. As the book progresses more characters come into the story, adding layers of complexity to the pl...