Umírající světlo (2026)

The Orkney Islands welcome the solstice, but summer is deceptive: even the longest days bring no light. One June morning, the body of an elderly man is found in a prehistoric tomb on the island of Hoy. Detective Fergus Muir initially suspects a tourist who simply overestimated his strength during an evening hike, but the clues point to something far more sinister. The dead man was due to meet someone in the tomb that night, and the subject of their meeting could finally shed light on the tragedy of a boy who disappeared in Orkney exactly thirty years earlier at the solstice. Reporter Freya Sinclair is only marginally interested in her godfather’s new investigation, however, as she is fully occupied deciphering secret notes in which her father uncovered links between the Orkney police and gangsters. Determined to defend her father’s memory, she confronts criminals once again, with bulldog tenacity that takes her to the brink of self-sacrifice and has serious consequences for those closest to her. Daniel Aubrey’s second crime thriller once again draws on the captivating atmosphere of the Orkney archipelago, now presented beneath the nearly endless daylight of a northern summer.