Anticipation is hardly the word to describe the mood of Einar, a reporter for the Evening News, sent off to the remote West Fjords in midwinter to write about the local fishing industry. Before long, however, Einar’s nose for news begins to twitch. After an old house in the centre of town burns down, suspicions of arson arise. While interviewing the building’s owners, Einar only just  avoids being run over by a mobile caravan driving by at top speed. Two other guests in town, a popular soccer player and his mate, disappear without a trace. When the mobile caravan is found outside of town, also gutted by fire and a grisly sight, Einar is up to his neck in a frightening sequence of events. This contemporary story of revenge, greed and alienation pulls no punches. Leading us, in the closing chapters, to one basic question that begs for an answer: What does it mean to be a victim?

Chapters in English available

“… Arni Thorarinsson’s The Seventh Son is the best
description of today’s Iceland … ”
LE MONDE MAGAZINE