At first Knutas and Jacobsson find it hard to believe that the two cases are linked: one is a violent murder, the other, the disappearance of a lonely and isolated child who has probably run away.

An atmospheric new thriller set on the island of Gotland, from Sweden's new crime-writing star. The dead man was a drunk; a regular on the park benches of Gotland's city centre. To keep their lives simple, Chief Inspector Anders Knutas and Detective Karin Jacobsson are tempted to assume that the victim died as a result of a drunken brawl but all of the clues point to something more sinister. Then 14-year old Fanny Jansson vanishes and, assisted by ambitious TV reporter Johan Berg, they begin to realise the truth is much closer to home than they'd ever imagine.