The discovery of two murder victims who were killed twenty years earlier is complicated by the body of a third, recent victim at the same location, a case that compels detective Patrik Hedstrom to investigate a feuding clan of misfits, religious fanatics, and criminals.
No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological thriller - irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. Mats Sverin was Fjallbacka's financial director on a regeneration project worth millions. When he is found murdered, Detective Patrik Hedstrom must find answers. It seems Mats was a man who everybody liked yet nobody really knew - a man with something to hide... Is it just a coincidence that his high school sweetheart, Nathalie, has returned to the area? What does she know about who Mats really was? However, Nathalie has her own secret. Something has made her and her five-year-old son flee to their remote family home on the 'Ghost Isle'. And that is where she'll stay and shield her son from the evils of the world. But, as the murder investigation draws a blank, the police have to dig deeper - and before long, everyone's lives will be dragged into the light ...
'A sexy, sensational novel with intoxicating vengeance and an unexpected tenderness' No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter
La desaparición de la pequeña Linnea en las afueras de Fjällbacka despierta trágicos recuerdos. Treinta años antes se perdió el rastro de otra niña, Stella, en la misma granja, y al poco fue hallada sin vida. Entonces dos chicas adolescentes se confesaron culpables del asesinato. Los habitantes de Fjällbacka se organizan para buscar a Linnea y se preguntan con temor si otras niñas pueden estar en peligro. Mientras tanto, Patrick y su equipo investigan la conexión entre ambos casos. Además, una leyenda del siglo XVII sobre una madre que, acosada por los prejuicios y la superstición, trata de sobrevivir junto a su hija, parece tener una extraña relación con estas muertes.