When 10-year-old Lukas disappears from his Copenhagen school, investigators discover that the boy obsessively saw faces in random things. A photo on his phone shows a barn door that resembles a face, and journalist Heloise Kaldan thinks she recognizes the barn—but from where? Luke's blood-flecked jacket is found and evidence points to ex-soldier Thomas Strand. But then Strand is killed, and in this sequel to Corpse Flower, Heloise and detective Erik Schafer join forces for a case that is far more complex than meets the eye.