The story is centered around a devastating kidnapping in the Swedish forests of Kalvträsk. It follows three main characters caught in an "anguishing triangle":
A Spanish police inspector and family friend who was looking after Axel when he was taken. Her personal journey involves breaking away from her upper-class Catalan background. La Mecedora Anna Hernandez epub
The narrative spans from 2014 to 2017, but it frequently reaches back to major historical events—including the Ukrainian independence movement and the Maidan revolution—to explain the motivations behind a series of murders committed by an "invisible assassin". The story is centered around a devastating kidnapping