Cassandra Gran is found murdered in her own apartment. The perpetrator is quickly identified and convicted.

A year later, his sister contacts former Kripos investigator Anton Brekke and asks for help proving her brother’s innocence. Anton is skeptical, because the brother seemed like the perfect culprit. He must be guilty. Or… is he?

At the same time, Magnus Torp is investigating the murder of young mother Sunniva Nylund. A coincidence leads the two former colleagues down the same path, toward a shared killer.

This is Jan-Erik Fjell’s ninth novel featuring Anton Brekke.