A controversial archaeologist named Baldur disappears without a trace and his office is turned into a heathen shrine. The police contact Embla, a former student of Baldur, in order to interpret the strange Nordic symbols found on the site, which suggest a sacrifice to Odin, the main god of the Norse mythology. What follows is an exciting and dangerous journey deep into the world of fraud, hatred and ancient secrets that stretch back to the first settlers of Iceland.
“Excitement and social criticism are at the core of the story, as well as extensive archaeology and an unexpected ending.” EL MUNDO, SPAIN
(b.1980) novels have been widely published abroad and well-received. His crime novels have been published in the Hispanic World, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Macedonia, France and Canada. Ottar also writes television and movie screenplays, and is the More about the author