The first book of the new trilogy featuring police officer Mina Dabiri and spiritualist Vincent Valder. A sword pierces a wooden box and the body of a woman inside it. The police wonder: Is it a magic trick gone wrong or a heinous murder? Mina Dabiri, an inspector in the Stockholm Police, enlists Vincent Valder, a spiritualist and expert in body language and magic. During their investigation, they find evidence linking this case to an older one and realize that they are actually chasing a ruthless serial killer, whom they must stop before the bodies start piling up. But both Mina and Vincent have their own dark secrets. The past of both seems to be connected to what is happening, and now they must hurry. They need to be one step ahead of the killer, to discover what is going on in his mind, in order to stop him.