MØRK ARV – A DARK LEGACY
By Agnete Friis
THE SECOND VOLUME in the series about former police officer Astrid Skov and her assistant Sara Verdi.
FORMER POLICE OFFICER Astrid has returned to Copenhagen and set up her own private investigation practice. She is contacted by a new client, a young family man whose uncle has just been released from the secure psychiatric ward in Slagelse. The uncle, who is schizophrenic, was committed to a psychiatric facility fifteen years ago for the brutal murder of his sister, her new boyfriend, and her daughter. Now the client fears that his uncle will contact him and his family, so he asks Astrid to track down the uncle so he can take the necessary precautions.
AT THE SAME time, young Sara has gotten herself into financial trouble. Now that she’s living alone and has had to take care of her sick little brother David, she’s fallen into bad company and suddenly finds herself without a place to stay. She seeks out Astrid and is allowed to move in for a few days, but it quickly turns into something more. To pay for her stay, Sara begins helping out at Astrid’s company.
WHEN ASTRID’S CLIENT’S five-year-old daughter disappears shortly afterward from his villa in Måløv, the situation becomes critical, and Astrid and Sara must work together to find the missing killer—and hopefully the five-year-old girl—before it’s too late.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published by People’s Press, Denmark 2026
RIGHTS SOLD
Denmark, People’s Press
REVIEWS
“Alfred Hitchcock once said that a thriller is a whodunit, an intellectual process, but suspense is an emotional one. Friis knows this—and slowly, slowly takes us by the hand.”
NPR
“Friis’s writing is propulsive, and the book’s twisty conclusion will shock and gratify.”
Publishers Weekly on What My Body Remembers
“A moving story . . . A socially conscious—and, at times, critical—tale.”
—Oprah.com on the Nina Borg series
“Here’s something you don’t often see in Nordic noir fiction (…) compassionately told from a feminine perspective and featuring female characters you can believe in … It packs an almighty punch.”
The New York Times Book Review, Notable Crime Book of the Year on the Nina Borg series
“Terrific . . . What’s for sure is that, once you start reading, you can’t stop.”
The Washington Post on the Nina Borg series
“One of the most distinctive characters in contemporary fiction.”
Los Angeles Review of Books on the Nina Borg series
“Ms. Friis holds us spellbound, watching in grim fascination.”
The Wall Street Journal on The Summer of Ellen
“Ms. Friis holds us spellbound, watching in grim fascination.”
Wall Street Journal on The Summer of Ellen
“Breathtaking.”
Toronto Star on The Summer of Ellen
“A character study wrapped around a novel of suspense, with every blade of grass, every whispering tree, beautifully painting a picture of both longing and desolation.”
Bustle on The Summer of Ellen
“Friis offers up a spellbinding mystery totally in step with the growing dialog about toxic masculinity and the price we all pay for indulging it . . . It’s a deep dive into dark places.”
Barnes & Noble on The Summer of Ellen
“Sparkling prose . . . A twisty plot, and the pages did keep turning.”
Words without Borders on What My Body Remembers
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