Grimsson #6

Four young boys row out onto a large lake without permission. One of them falls overboard and nearly drowns. Under the water, a naked girl with blonde hair and a slender figure appears and hands him a black object. The boy himself harbors a darkness within, a darkness that thrives on silence and fear and will one day pull him back in.

Ten years later, mysterious events unfold: two young people, a boy and a girl, disappear on the same day. The boy is found nearly dead, but there is no sign of the girl. He decides to search for her, but everyday life turns into a bottomless abyss, and the search quickly becomes a never-ending nightmare …

“Stefán Mani skillfully intertwines reality and mystical elements, gradually revealing a shocking crime in a gripping missing persons case.”
DIG BREMERHAVEN/BREMEN

“[The Abyss is] set against the rugged backdrop of Iceland, the author crafts an intense story that unfolds across two timelines, skillfully embedding mysticism and horror, thereby aligning himself with the tradition of classic Nordic crime stories.”
JUS / BUCHREPORT

“In striking prose, Stefán Máni tells a dark and gripping story … [The Abyss is] a captivating novel that holds the reader’s attention until the very last page.”
RUB / BUCHJOURNAL