The new bestselling series from Norway - the first case for police superintendent Vigdis Malmstrøm. May-Britt Lange was only 42 years old. She slammed her car into a mountain slope in a curve. But for police superintendent Vigdis Malmstrøm and her team, the traces do not match an accident ... Vigdis has just been demoted from her leadership post and transferred to northern Bygda - and as an experienced investigator, she has a sense for when something is not right at all. But who should have sought the life of the life-hungry kindergarten teacher? Vigdis' investigation continues to spread, up to that summer day two years ago, when 19-year-old Iris Bjerkan disappeared from the village without a trace. While Vigdis tries to unravel the increasingly complex connections, spring gives way to the oppressive heat of summer. In the forest, the bees are buzzing, always worried about their queen - as long as she fulfills her duties ...