
New title: ‘The Night Voyager’
Jenny goes missing without a trace, after a night out in the northern Norwegian fjord town of Harstad. Her younger brother Jakk is quickly arrested and suspected of murder. Appearing delirious and unable to account for himself, the boy is sent to Åsgård psychiatric hospital whilst Jenny’s disappearance remains a mystery.
Nineteen months later, police officer Anne-May Anger receives notice that Jakk has set off several fires in the institution and managed to escape in the ensuing chaos. He’s been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is considered dangerous.
The trawler M/S Kobbetjønna is meanwhile being readied for the final winter fishing trip of the year, with a new recruit joining the crew. Strange accidents soon begin to occur on board, and once they have left the fjords behind, a violent storm is brewing both at sea and inside Jakk’s mind.
The Night Voyager is a haunting thriller about the darkness and vulnerability of humanity from Riverton prize-winner Heine Bakkeid; an eerie and intricate crime novel with the dramatic nature of northern Norway as backdrop.