When Erik Berggren, a young man, is found brutally murdered Inspector Magnus Kalo and his team are mystified. Other than being an alcoholic, the victim seems to have led a completely normal, if rather lonely, life. Then Erik’s mother is visciously attacked in a similar way. Investigating family secrets that stretch back decades, and a trail that leads to to the Argentinian military Junta’s reign of terror, Magnus realizes that someone is stalking him and his own family. His wife, Linn, a therapist, offers her insights into the case until she too is attacked.As the Swedish winter draws in, clues seem to disappear under the falling snow. It’s clear that Magnus is on the trail of a master manipulator with a brutal mission…