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

Who knows a serial killer better than the victims?A helicopter hovers over the wind farm off the Friland Islands in the North Sea. Two men are lowered onto the platform, one alive and the other dead. Forensic technician Moa Bakke and her team are called in to recover a body found tied to a wind turbine. Meanwhile, forensic technician Fredrik Dal, still recovering from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty, seeks refuge on the quiet island. But his peace is short-lived as he’s pulled into the investigation.

What begins with a single body soon spirals into a rash of break-ins and increasingly gruesome murders. As the violence escalates, Moa and Fredrik are forced to question the people around them and their instincts. In a world where right and wrong blur, where survival means making impossible choices, how far would you go when doing wrong seems like the only way out? And is a serial killer pulling all the strings?

Set on a fictional group of Swedish islands in the North Sea, this police procedural immerses you in a chilling Nordic noir experience. The books in the Friland Murders series can be read as standalones.

About the SeriesIn the Friland Murders, Detective Inspector Fredrik Dal, Forensic Technician Moa Bakke and their team investigate the most brutal and bizarre crimes haunting the Swedish Friland Islands. This gripping Nordic noir series transports you to windswept, remote islands, where complex characters confront buried trauma and twisted crimes expose killers shaped by madness, scars, and chilling ingenuity. Uncover the darkness lurking beneath the idyllic islands, where shadows meet suspense.