It all begins with a call to the police. A sixteen-year-old boy, Roger Eriksson, has gone missing. A search is organised and a group of young scouts makes an awful discovery in a marsh: Roger is dead, his heart removed. At the same time, Sebastian Bergman, psychologist criminal profiler and one of Sweden's top experts on serial killers, is in Roger's home town dealing with family matters. Sebastian has become numb to life since the death of his wife and daughter and uses sex to escape the memories of what he's lost. But CID - which has taken over the case - needs his help. Sebastian is drawn into the murder investigation, and what he lacks in social skills he makes up for in psychological insights as he exposes numerous betrayals and secrets - including his own.

Author Biography

Michael Hjorth was born in 1963 in Visby. He has always loved movies and books and is one of Scandinavia's most accomplished screenwriters and producers today. He is one of the founders of the production company Tre Vanner which, among other things, is behind Sweden's first highly successful sitcom, Svensson Svensson, as well as the movie 'Snabba Cash' and 'Easy Money'. Michael Hjorth likes to work in all genres and has written everything from comedy to horror, drama and crime. Hans Rosenfeldt was born in 1964 in Boras. He worked as a sea lion keeper, a driver, a teacher and an actor until 1992 when he began writing for television. He has written screenplays for approximately twenty drama series and has hosted both radio and television shows. He loves to write, play videogames and spend time with his wife and three children.