Liv has a lot of secrets. Late one night, in the aftermath of a party in the apartment she shares with two friends in �lesund, she sees a python on a TV nature show and becomes obsessed with the idea of buying a snake as a pet. Soon Nero, a baby Burmese python, becomes the apartment’s fourth roommate. As Liv bonds with Nero, she is struck by a desire that surprises her with its intensity. Finally she is safe. 13 years later, in the nearby town of Kristiansund, Mariam Lind goes on a shopping trip with her 11-year-old daughter, Iben. Following an argument Mariam storms off, expecting her young daughter to make her own way home, but she never does. Detective Roe Olsvik, new to the Kristiansund police department, is assigned to the case of Iben’s disappearance. As he interrogates Mariam, he instantly suspects her – but there is much more to this case and these characters than their outer appearances would suggest.

Author Silje O. Ulstein Published by Grove Press UK ISBN 9781611856507 EAN 9781611856507 Bic Code Cover Hardback