Returning to his family's house after 20 years, Olof Hagström knows instantly that something is amiss; he soon finds his father dead in the bathroom shower. For police detective Eira Sjödin, the investigation of this suspicious death resurrects long-forgotten nightmares. She was only nine when Olof Hagström, then 14, was found guilty of murdering a local girl. Too young to be sentenced, Olof was sent to a youth home, and in this winner of the Glass Key Award and Swedish Crime Novel of the Year, his return will test Eira's resolve to seek justice.