From the #1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation, Camilla Lackberg s latest psychological thriller ensnares Detective Patrik Hedstrom in a confounding new murder case.
Detective Patrik Hedstrom is no stranger to tragedy. A murder case concerning Fj llbacka s dead financial director, Mats Sverin, is a grim but useful distraction from his recent family misfortunes.It seems Sverin was a man who everybody liked yet nobody really knew a man with something to hide . . .
His high school sweetheart, Nathalie, has just returned to Fjallbacka with her five-year-old son perhaps can she shed some light on who Sverin really was?
However, Nathalie has her own secret. If it s discovered, she will lose her only child. As the investigation stalls, the police have many questions. But there is only one that matters: Is there anything a mother would not do to protect her child?