A gripping political thriller for our times: unexpected twists, extraordinary characters and a meteorological catastrophe in the background. A new ice age is approaching: temperatures are falling to minus 60 degrees Celsius, the wind is tearing down power lines, and cities are buried under several metres of snow. When the highest levels of power are shaken to their foundations, at the prime minister's request Chief Superintendent Jakub Tyszkiewicz finds himself at the very centre not only of the investigation, but also of the cataclysm…