A masterpiece, a classic of Swedish literature, whose books are well known even by Czech readers.
On the coast of the island of Öland, a man who had previously laid a wreath of roses dies under a pile of stones. It seems that this was no accident. Police officer Tilda Davidsson finds the bones of another person on the spot, who was last seen fifty years ago under very dramatic circumstances by her relative, old Captain Gerlof. He wants to get to the bottom of what could have happened to both people, and together with Tilda, he slowly unravels the consequences of an ancient tragedy accompanied by fear and hatred. It is so strong that there are many indications that the overwhelmed man will probably not be the last victim...