When human remains are found in the stomach of a dead wolf, Detective Hannah Wester knows this summer will be like no other. It is obvious that Haparanda has become the scene of criminal warfare. Police are establishing a connection between the deceased and the bloody shootout on the border with Finland. It becomes clear to the detectives that not only big money and a large shipment of drugs are involved in the case, but also influential forces that will hinder the investigation. But how did the victim end up in the forest? And where did the drugs and money go? Hannah and her colleagues are trying to get to the bottom of the truth, but time is running out. In just a few days, life in quiet Haparanda will turn upside down. The provincial town will be shaken by the events that have befallen it. To understand this complicated matter, Hannah will be forced to confront her own past, which did not allow her to live in the present.