When Carly Black disappears, DCI Mainard is called to investigate. At first, all signs point to an obvious suspect.

But David Budge knows different!

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Four years later, Karina Nylund, sister of one of the most powerful gang members in Halmstad, reappears after thirteen years. She's been incarcerated in a Thai prison with no contact to the outside world. So, what’s her interest in the work of David Budge?

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As Mainard nears the truth, he learns that Budges' quest to free an innocent man has put them both in danger. And Karina Nylund appears key to understanding why.