Anna Aune is on a scientific expedition to the North Pole, when the pitch black of the polar night is lit up by a distress flare. At a nearby research station Anna discovers a massacre - mutilated bodies strewn about the base. Then, a fierce Arctic storm blows in, cutting off any possibility of escape. Anna races to find the murderer before they get to her, but she discovers a secret lurks under the ice - one that nations will kill for.