In Copenhagen, torn by huge street riots, the corpse of an unknown man is found by the cemetery wall.
Is his death related to left-wing activists or is it an act of the drug mafia? Among the suspects there are also police officers operating on the edge of the law. Detective Axel Steen faces a difficult investigation, which unexpectedly revives experiences from his own past. The intervention of the secret services brings only shadows to the case instead of light. Will the events bring more victims?
The thriller, translated into many world languages, became a bestseller in Denmark, Germany and England.