Four years have passed since Cecilia Karlsson disappeared from the island of Gräsö. Even though she is no longer on the police force, Ann Lindell follows up on a tip that Cecilia has been sighted. Nils Lindberg has never forgotten Cecilia, whom he loved as a teenager. He may not be completely sober all the time, but he knows what he saw out on the bay just before the disappearance. In this ninth case (after Night of the Fire), Ann has problems of her own—and someone nearby is plotting revenge.