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On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer's night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykjavik to investigate on her own, unaware that an innocent person's life hangs in the balance. Dark, terrifying and complex, Blackout is an exceptional atmospheric thriller from one of Iceland's finest crime writers.

New Jersey state police officer Doug Brock has been after infamous criminal Nicholas Bennett for years. When Bennett kills someone close to Doug, Doug's investigation - and his life - start spiraling out of control. He's placed on indefinite suspension from the police force and breaks things off with his fiancée, but he can't let the case go, and he continues an off-the-books investigation on his own.

A murder arrest thrusts Brick and Samantha into the heart of a perplexing investigation. Making allies along the way, they attempt to thwart a murderous drug smuggler. As the prime suspect is haunted by bloody visions of his best friend, the lives of Brick’s family members hang in the balance.

Strait-laced forty-something Franco definitely picked the wrong night to get freaky. A hook-up with a hot guy on his Manhattan rooftop, and a joint he's unaware is laced, leaves him dazed. And—if memory serves him—the sole witness to a murder across the street. Except, the cops can't find a crime scene or a body, and Franco's perforated recollections and conflicting testimony leave the detectives unimpressed.

Al processo c'è un'atmosfera surreale. Non sembra vero, eppure Emiliano Bardanzellu, cameriere con una laurea in scienze politiche, ha veramente ucciso sua moglie per una bottiglia di plastica riciclata male. Lui non si difende nemmeno. Non ha memoria di cos'è successo. Non parla, fissa il vuoto. Quello che aleggia in aula è un silenzio esterrefatto. Cosa si potrà mai nascondere dietro quel momento di follia, dietro quel black out omicida?