The author Erica Falk returns to her family home in the frozen fishing village of Fjällbacka after the sudden death of her parents, only to find a community on the brink of tragedy. Her childhood friend Alex, whom she finds dead in her bathtub, is the starting point for a painful flashback to the past that will bring to light the buried secrets hidden beneath the idyllic facade of Fjällbacka, as well as a brave decision that will change Erica's life forever.