The Alibi: A Nordic Noir Police Procedural (The Friland Murders Book 1)

The Alibi: A Nordic Noir Police Procedural (The Friland Murders Book 1)

by VM Larsson

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Perfect for you if...

  • You love Nordic noir with real procedural detail and complex investigators who carry their own trauma into the cases.
  • You want a series starter that works standalone but leaves you hungry for the next book in the Friland world.
  • You appreciate slow-burn mysteries where the setting (windswept islands, isolated communities) becomes a character itself.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer cosy mysteries or crime fiction that stays light. This one gets properly gruesome as the body count climbs.
  • You need a detective with a clear moral compass. Both Moa and Fredrik operate in that grey zone where survival means compromises.
  • You like fast-paced thrillers that wrap up neatly. This is methodical procedural work with threads that extend into future books.

About this book

A helicopter delivers two men to a wind farm off the Friland Islands in the North Sea—one alive, one dead. Forensic technician Moa Bakke and her team are called to recover a body tied to a wind turbine. Meanwhile, forensic technician Fredrik Dal, recovering from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty, has come to the quiet island for refuge. His peace is interrupted when he is drawn into the investigation. What starts as a single body quickly escalates into a series of break-ins and increasingly brutal murders. As violence intensifies, Moa and Fredrik must question those around them and their own instincts. In a world where right and wrong become unclear, where survival demands impossible choices, how far would someone go when wrongdoing seems like the only option? Is a serial killer orchestrating everything? Set on a fictional group of Swedish islands in the North Sea, this police procedural explores a Nordic noir setting. The Friland Murders series books can be read independently.

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