The master of Swedish crime fiction returns with the winner of the prestigious Scandinavian Glass Key Award

A young boy is killed in a hit and run. Under the cover of rain and darkness, the driver escapes the scene. But the incident will change his life forever as he becomes the victim of blackmail . . .

Meanwhile Van Veeteren, now retired from the Maardam police, faces his greatest challenge yet when a family member becomes the victim of a terrible crime.

And, as the body count rises, it gradually becomes clear that the person behind these murders is acting on their own dark logic . . .