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As autumn descends upon Lund, a respected social worker is discovered brutally murdered in an allotment garden. To his colleagues and family, he was a model citizen—empathetic, loyal, and wise. However, Chief Inspector Sara Vallén senses trouble; no one is truly that perfect. If he was, then...

When the research vessel Idun arrives in Smögens harbour one early winter morning, the head of research, Kaj Malmberg, is found murdered in his cabin. For the university's rector, Regina Löfdahl, the tragedy is along leaving her short, as Kaj Malmberg is to present the research elite's top prize in marine research at Smögens Havsbad that same evening. Dennis Wilhelmson and Sandra Haraldsson are drawn into a murder investigation that puts both their cooperation and important relationships across national borders at risk.

As Swedish midsummer casts its endless light over a quiet university town, a series of murders reveals darkness behind its polished façade. When a young woman is found brutally assaulted, a white lilac clasped in her hand, Chief Inspector Sara Vallén is drawn into a case that soon becomes painfully personal. The victim's link to a notorious abuser makes it clear this is no random act. Suspicion turns to Evert Karlesson, known for cultivating the rare white lilacs found at the crime scene. Until he, too, is found murdered. Does someone want to cleanse the town of its silent sins?