Journalist Benedicte Stolts is searching for a secret reference that could shake up the whole of Norway. However, the author of the reference - one of the most important advisors to the Norwegian government - is brutally murdered in a car wash in Oslo and Stolts herself disappears. A few nights earlier, she had revealed to police officer Fredrik Bayer that she was investigating his father's unknown past, Ken.

As the case becomes increasingly entangled with his personal family history, Fredrik Bayer will wonder who he can really trust: even his close collaborator, Kafa Ikbal, seems to be hiding secrets. A informant has infiltrated the police.

Assassination orders are being distributed through the dark web. And, along with the guilt that has been drowning him for ten whole years, Bayer will have to face an unknown adversary who is determined to destroy him.

The Cross, the third book by the Norwegian author featuring police officer Fredrik Bayer, is a thrilling novel about how far we can go to hide the truth. And how much we sacrifice to uncover it.