Psychologist Mailin Bjerke is due to appear on the notorious TV show Taboo, tackling its most sensational subject yet. But she never arrives at the studio.As the police struggle to find any sign of Mailin, her sister Liss, living on the edge in Amsterdam, takes matters into her own hands. Flying home to Olso, she discovers a complex backdrop of friends and enemies, where no one can be relied upon to tell the truth. Her battle is made harder by the fractured memories of a childhood where Mailin was always her protector, and by the secrets she must keep hidden. And she has no idea that Mailin's disappearance is somehow connected to a chance meeting more than a decade before...Praise for international bestseller Torkil Damhaug: 'One of the best-written and nerve-wracking works of crime fiction in a long time' Dagens Næringsliv'About blame and guilt, about revenge and rage, about fantasies and frustrations... Not a novel to pass up' DagbladetHeadline £8.99www.headline.co.ukwww.crimefilesinternational.com[pics of MEDUSA, FIRERAISER and CERTAIN SIGNS THAT YOU ARE DEAD - when available]

Torkil Damhaug distinguishes himself through his attention-grabbing depictions of places and personalities. He has now taken his place in the top ranks of Norwegian crime fiction writers - AftenpostenDamhaug's new thriller is an exciting, original and disturbing novel with intriguing nuance and depth - VGOne of the best-written and nerve-wracking works of crime fiction in a long time - Dagens N ringsliv