A dark and gritty new novel from Jens Lapidus, bestselling author of Easy Money and The VIP Lounge. After serving time for the kidnapping of Mats Emanuelsson, now presumed dead, Serbian immigrant "Teddy" Najdan takes a job at a law firm in which he is entrusted with solving the most “delicate” issues. His nephew Nikola leaves the House of Correction for Troubled Teenagers and falls under the influence of the criminal world. Meanwhile, lawyer Emily Jansson, Teddy's young colleague, goes against the rules of her firm and agrees to defend her son Mats, accused of murder. Teddy, Nicola and Emily find themselves caught up in a game whose rules they don't fully understand.