I enjoyed this thriller, mystery which takes place in the frozen land of northern Sweden. Annika Bengtzon is an investigative reporter. She has two young children and an inattentive husband who is starting to stray. She is only barely recovering from being kidnapped and terrorized by a mad serial killer connected with a story she had broken last year. As she tries to readjust to her job and family, she finds herself questioning the usefulness of one and the stability of the other. A small town reporter, whom she was supposed to meet for a lead on a story about a terrorist attack on an air base many years ago, is killed in a suspicious hit and run. In the face of her editor's protestations to the contrary, Annika's instincts tell her there is much more to this story. As she begins to delve into the connection between the dead reporter and the old terrorist incident, she follows threads leading to a murderous terrorist and political corruption linking the past and the present. She finds she has to fight on her own for her life and her family. Annika is a complicated character. She has her strengths and her weaknesses. Although she does not always do the right thing, she is at least always trying to make a difference and not giving up. A good story in an exotic locale.