Publisher's Synopsis
A man lies hidden in an abandoned boat. Stifling screams, he draws a knife across his arm, letting the blood flow free. Soon he'll be dead - and life can begin again. Three decades later, Declan McIlroy, a 39-year-old loner, is found frozen to death in his flat as Arctic temperatures grip the city. Reporter Philip Dryden has his doubts about the death, for it seems that Declan may not have been alone as he slowly froze to death. Then, days later, he finds the body of Declan's best friend Joe - frozen within a shell of ice. Soon Dryden is picking his way along a disturbing trail of cruelty and betrayal to a brilliantly executed crime...
