In the small Canadian town of Algonquin Bay - the embodiment of provincial peace and tranquility - suicides are becoming more frequent. Misfortune also affects the family of detective John Cardinal: his adored wife Catherine throws herself down from the roof of a high-rise building, leaving her husband a farewell note. It would seem that his wife’s long-standing mental illness should have prepared the Cardinal for such an outcome. But the Cardinal does not believe that his gentle and loving Catherine, who bravely fought the disease for so many years, was capable of causing him and their daughter Kelly such unbearable pain...

Translation from English by Alexei Kapanadze.