Kurt Wallander and his daughter Linda search for a religious fanatic on a murder spree . Just graduated from the police academy, Linda Wallander returns to Skane to join the police force, and she already shows all the hallmarks of her father--the maverick approach, the flaring temper. Before she even starts work she becomes embroiled in the case of her childhood friend Anna, who has inexplicably disappeared. They soon find themselves forced to confront a group of extremists bent on punishing the world's sinners.

Jake is a private detective short on cash when he meets a rich and beautiful young woman looking to escape her father's overbearing influence. Unfortunately for Jake, that influence carries with it two thugs hired to protect her--and the woman turns out not to be the man's daughter, but his wife. The result is a tangled web of deceit and intrigue, multiple murders, and one wild ride.