Is he guilty or innocent? Even he doesnβt know...
On the eve of their thirtieth birthday, twins Jasmine and Nicolas Moretti celebrate late into the night. But when Nicolas wakes several hazy hours later, Jasmine is deadβand he is covered in her blood. Panicking, he takes the murder weapon and runs into the cold Stockholm night.
For the police, itβs an open-and-shut case. Nicolas is guilty. And given that he remembers so little of what happened that night, even he isnβt convinced of his innocence.
Emma Tapper, an ex-cop driven to drink by a tragedy sheβs devastated she couldnβt prevent, is recruited by defence lawyer Angela KΓΆhler to help with the high-profile Moretti case. While her new boss seems more concerned with winning than discovering the truth, Emma begins investigating the circumstances of the murder.
As she digs into the case, Emma finds herself clashing with former colleagues who are convinced they already know the truth. And the more horrific secrets she unearths, the more her own traumatic past returns to haunt her. Sheβs not used to working to free a man behind bars, but something tells her Nicolas might be innocent. But if he didnβt do it, who did?