Louise Peterhoff

Following a mental breakdown, Detective Peter Wendel is tasked with creating an elite team of investigators to crack cold cases. When the police find a note on a dead body that claims Sweden's most notorious serial killer is a fraud, Wendel gets a chance to redeem himself, but only the dregs of the force are available to work the case. Under pressure to mobilize quickly, Wendel is forced to hire two cops who hate each other, plus a forthright woman...

Theo tries to help Diyar while Ann-Mari and Emilia go to Spain to meet with a contact with information about the stolen Finnish weapons. There is an explosion at Alhambra fortress. Who is behind the attack?

After realizing that the Alhambra attack might be connected to Finland, Ann-Mari gets an unexpected invitation to meet the man who captured the fort, Zamen. He wants to send a message to Europe. She agrees to meet, and puts herself in grave danger.

Zamen evades the authorities and travels to Finland to meet Ann-Mari, but their interaction becomes threatening when they disagree over Kurdistan. Theo makes an announcement at the Nobel Prize ceremony that changes everything.

Zamen reveals the surprising reason behind his attack on Alhambra and demands Ann-Mari help him investigate Bashur's murder. He agrees to surrender, but a firefight breaks out and blood is shed.

Ann-Mari starts negotiations by sending Emilia and Diyar to investigate mass graves at the Syria-Turkey border. But the area is much more dangerous than she expected. And someone high up is withholding crucial information.