Two months at number 1 on the crime bestseller list: "The best Swedish crime novel in 20 years." Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

One night, two murders: One destroys a family, the other the entire nation. On the evening of February 28, 1986, in Stockholm, Olof Palme is murdered, and an anonymous call from a man comes into the police station in Halmstad, southern Sweden. He claims to have raped a woman and will do it again. Shortly thereafter, the victim is found. She dies from her injuries, and she will not be the last.

The experienced police officer Sven Jörgensson becomes increasingly obsessed with finding the murderer. To no avail. Until his death. Decades later, Jörgensson's son Vidar resumes the investigation. In the course of his inquiries, the truth about a crime emerges that offers no simple answers.

"Not only of enormous sophistication but also with an emotional impact that is rarely experienced in a crime novel." Der Spiegel.