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One night, Mikael Brenne is woken by the telephone – the caller is Nina Sunde, one of his clients. There’s an intruder in her house, and she fears for her life. Mikael jumps into his car, but by the time he arrives, it’s already too late. In the living room lies Nina’s violent ex-husband – a bullet to his forehead.

Although Nina is indicted for the crime, Mikael is convinced that he can get Nina released on grounds of self-defence – after all, she’s done nothing more than defend herself.
But not all court cases go to plan. It turns out that Nina hasn’t told the whole truth – but behind her lies, something else entirely begins to take shape. A story so terrible that nobody can believe it – not even Mikael.