Target Market

The Norwegian luxury cruise ship and icebreaker Amundsen is hijacked near the geographic North Pole. Several hundred passengers and crew are taken hostage, isolated in the Arctic – far beyond any help.

While the Norwegian and Swedish anti-terrorist forces mobilize for a rescue operation, police officers Alva Rydinger and Zeke Lodén from the Swedish FAST group fly to Svalbard. They are to find the cargo from the port terminal that is believed to have smuggled the terrorists' weapons and equipment on board. The cargo may give the police the answers they need to save the hostages.

At the same time, emergency operator Hugo Mara and his team are sent to the Arctic to monitor the situation aboard the hijacked icebreaker. When the hijackers blow up the hull of the Amundsen, which slowly begins to sink under the ice, Hugo Mara and his small force are the only ones nearby. They are forced to board to secure the capsized ship, bring order to the chaos and evacuate all passengers.

But in the dark mines of Svalbard, the truth about a growing threat to Europe awaits. A network that operates in the shadows between terrorism, organized crime and geopolitics – and that does not care about national borders. Alva, Zeke and Hugo get the lead roles in a terror drama that is about to sweep across Europe like a wave. It will take them from the Arctic and Svalbard to the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Croatia, in a violent fight to stop further terrorist attacks.

Target Market is a chilling thriller about finding new ways to international cooperation in a threatening and borderless world. It is the second part of Jacob Lindfors' series Project Atlas about Swedish police officers who cross both geographical and moral borders to solve international crimes.