Downtrodden detective Erlendur and his team investigate the human nastiness in Iceland's hidden past. This is a continuation of the Reykjavik Murder Mysteries.Building work in an expanding Reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this part of the city was all open hills, and Erlendur hopes this is a typical Icelandic missing person scenario; perhaps someone once lost in the snow, who has lain peacefully buried for decades. Things are never that simple.While Erlendur struggles to hold together the crumbling fragments of his own family, his case unearths other tales of pain. The hills have more than one tragic story to tell: tales of failed relationships and heartbreak; of anger, domestic violence and fear; of family loyalty and family shame. Few people are still alive who can tell the story, but secrets taken to the grave cannot remain hidden forever. Read Less