In 1995, 17-year-old Isabell Lilleng disappears from Rømskog. Robert Taule, recently released after a rape conviction, immediately becomes the prime suspect. Then he too disappears.

After the local sheriff retires, he becomes obsessed with solving the case. A life-threatening illness means his time is running out. How close to the truth can he get before he’s gone for good?

In the present day, Isabell’s remains are found. Anton Brekke is hired by true crime journalist Kristian Bolstad, who wants to make a podcast about the disappearance. Together, they begin to tread a new, unknown path to solve the case before the police do.

But Isabell’s killer is willing to do anything to stay hidden.

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