No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg-s new psychological thriller - irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.Detective Patrik Hedstrom is no stranger to tragedy. A murder case concerning Fjallbacka-s dead financial director, Mats Sverin, is a grim but useful distraction from his recent family misfortunes.It seems Mats was a man who everybody liked yet nobody really knew - a man with something to hide-His high school sweetheart, Nathalie, has just returned to the area with her five-year-old son - could she shed light on who Mats really was?However, Nathalie has her own secret. If it-s discovered, she will lose her only child. As the investigation stalls, the police have many questions. But there is only one that matters.Is there anything a mother would not do to protect her child?