A young woman's body is discovered on an abandoned boat. The likely cause of death is drowning, but her clothes are completely dry. A man is found hung in his apartment. His death looks like suicide, although there is nothing to climb on to reach the ceiling.On the surface the deaths seem unconnected, but Detective Inspector Joona Linna suspects something more sinister, and his investigation will take him on a dizzyingly intense and dangerous journey. One thing is certain, only Joona Linna can stop the nightmare.