Four young people disappear in the woods. An old crime. A mystical rune stone in an oak clearing and a politically contested nature reserve.
Indian summer in Småland. Right before a long-awaited court ruling decides the future of a huge nature reserve, protests against clearing the forest reach their peak. In this highly politically charged situation, a desperate teacher reports that the young participants in a school trip to the very same inaccessible part of the forest have gone missing. A large-scale search is launched, and when a severely traumatized girl is finally found, detectives Ingrid Nyström and Stina Forss take up the case. As the weather changes, a merciless race against time begins, and the two investigators get caught up in a maelstrom of brutal crimes, fierce political disputes, and old secrets.
Against the backdrop of very topical social conflicts, the authors have written a fast-paced, Scandinavian-dark thriller of the highest order.
