A child is kidnapped. How long can it survive without water? In the idyllic Nynäshamn, the atmosphere is tense. It hasn't rained for months, the ground is parched, and farmers are worried about their crops. Commissioner Lilly Hed is also suffering from the drought. To make matters worse, her new case is more complicated than expected: a house is destroyed in an explosion, and its residents, a couple and their six-year-old daughter Maja, are presumed dead under the rubble. But then a message arrives: Maja has been kidnapped. If the demands of the kidnappers are not met, she will have nothing to drink. Lilly's investigation becomes a race against time - and against a ruthless perpetrator who is always one step ahead. A cleverly told, fast-paced detective thriller where the clock ominously ticks - for a child and for society as a whole. A response to extreme weather: the highly relevant bestseller series from Scandinavia.