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Psychologist and expert on body language and memory, Kari Voss investigates the murder of two teenaged girls in the small Norwegian town of Son, as suspicion is cast on multiple suspects. A mesmerizingly dark, twisty start to a nerve-shattering new series by two of the world's finest crime writers.

"A breathtaking thriller with a complex plot and twist to die for. Simply brilliant." --Express

"Gustawsson and Enger deliver a one-two punch that's a stone-cold knockout." --Alexandra Sokoloff & Craig Robertson

"A pacy, gripping read that marks the start of an exciting new series. The best Nordic noir I've read in ages. Spectacular!" --Tariq Ashkanani

"The disturbing consequences of this are fully explored in a haunting tale that concludes with a sickening double twist. Son is everything a crime novel should be--and more." --Sunday Times

Everyone here is lying...

Expert on body language and memory, and consultant to the Oslo Police, psychologist Kari Voss sleepwalks through her days, and, by night, continues the devastating search for her young son who disappeared on his birthday seven years earlier. Still grieving for her dead husband and trying to pull the pieces of her life together, she is thrust into a shocking local investigation when two teenage girls are violently murdered in a family summer home in the nearby village of Son.

When a friend of the victims is charged with the barbaric killings, it seems the case is closed, but Kari is not convinced. Using her skills and instinct, she conducts her own enquiries, leading her to multiple suspects, including people who knew the dead girls well.

With the help of Chief Constable Ramona Norum, she discovers that no one--including the victims--are what they seem. There is a dark secret at the heart of Son village that could have implications not just for her own son's disappearance, but Kari's own life, too...

For fans of Harlan Coben, Lars Kepler and Jo Nesbo.