DuringasnowyChristmasseasoninSweden,psychologistandprofilerIngerJohanneVikfindsnotonlyherselfbutalsoherautisticdaughterdrawnintotheinvestigationofanumberofdisturbingdeaths,throughwhichshemeetsdetectiveIngvarNymannattheStockholmPolice.NymannisdispatchedtoUppsalatoinvestigatetheshockingChristmasEvemurderofbishopElisabethLi..ddd