'He was sitting playing on his blanket, then all of a sudden he was gone.' A 16-month-old boy is found drowned in a pond right by his home. Chief Inspector Sejer is called to the scene as there is something troubling about the mother's story. As even her own family turns against her, Sejer is determined to get to the truth.

Now in paperback, this is part of the Norwegian crime series featuring Inspector Sejer. When a 16-month-old boy is found drowned in a pond by his home, Sejer finds something troubling about the mother's story. 'A simple but gripping story,' Laura Wilson, "Guardian"