For the first time in English, the psychological thriller debut of No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg.

Returning to her hometown after the death of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of Erica's childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems, at first, that Alex has taken her own life.

When Erica delves further, however, it becomes clear that her death is connected to events long in the past. And as she and local detective Patrik Hedstrom come closer to the truth, they are drawn into a web of deception that someone is willing to do anything to protect...