Winter, 1981: There’s a storm in the the North Sea. At 266 feet, two divers cut the wires between the oil rig Canton Driller and the wellhead. But something goes horribly wrong. One of the divers dies, the other one, Tord Stensen, miraculously survives.

In Oslo, the Minister of Oil and Energy receives a threatening letter: an oil rig will sink if the development of the Troll area does not end immediately. Soon after Canton Driller sinks. Sabotage, or a mere coincidence? A few days later the Minister receives another threatening letter: another oil rig is at risk of going down if demands are not met.

2010: An old, confused and sick North Sea diver calls on Tord Stensen’s son Jonas. The man mumbles incoherently about Jonas’ father, and is obviously scared. The next day he is found dead. Jonas is not eager to go looking for his father, who ran off with an unknown woman a few weeks after the Canton Driller accident. However, when he starts digging into his father’s hidden and dramatic past, he soon makes terrifying discoveries.

You should read this thriller! … No one writes these kind of thrillers like him! … His characters are refreshingly original, … Bergensavisen

His writing is so good and so captivating … a well composed and intelligent plot, told with nerve and intensity. Magasinet det gode liv

The perfect thriller … Kristensen manage s to pull the reader along .. the reader gets familiar with the characters … they are believable and recognizable … exciting from the first to the last page … The reader ‘ s curiosity is stretched to the breaking point. Oppland Arbeiderblad