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 why would anyone want to kill him? Only days after testifying against the man who assaulted her, Vallén is forced to push past her own trauma to lead the investigation.