Northern lights trilogy book two back in the city with funds and friends but peter arnett is still on the hook. helpless before the deterioration of his mother's health and holding down an honest job while entertaining the schemes of others is quite enough to be getting along with without ki carl madsen's attempts to connect him to the two island robberies. speaking of østjyllands police, how much longer can stine keep playing both sides before she falls under suspicion herself? if he were a betting man, peter wouldn't bet against his partner in crime taking steps to keep him from spending any quality time in madsen's interrogation room. and whoever said that nothing screws up a successful escape like your own past must not have encountered many local gangsters.