The Norwegian bestselling author Karin Fossum explores the depths of the human psyche once again in this case. Three friends, Jon, Axel, and Philip, take a weekend trip to the mountains. However, only two return. During a boat ride on the forest lake, Jon falls into the water and drowns. In a panic, Axel convinces Philip to inform the police only the next morning. They claim that Jon had left alone at night and did not return. But Jon's body is soon pulled from the lake. Shortly thereafter, another body appears in a different forest lake: Kim, a young Vietnamese man. And he did not drown. Inspector Sejer and his colleagues investigate - is there a connection between the two deaths?.