The houseboat tilted as the man climbed aboard with his heavy load. He stood with his legs wide apart to keep from losing his balance when the floor shook again under his feet. The little girl was still sleeping. He carefully rolled her out of the worn rag rug he had prepared in the car. The girl’s pulse beat with even, calm beats, as did his own. Now he had succeeded, of that he was sure.
When Petra’s six-year-old daughter Ava disappears, she completely loses her footing in life. Detective Inspector Nick Johansson who is assigned the case and, together with his colleague Klara Pil, they begin to investigate the disappearance – a task that has unimaginable consequences for everyone involved.
This is the first part of Lotta Luxenburg’s police novel series with detectives Klara Pil and Nick Johansson as the main characters.