Copenhagen trembles at the deeds of a psychopath. His calling card is a chestnut little man—a figurine made of chestnuts and matches—that he leaves at the site of each new bloody crime. After examining these figurines, forensic experts made a shocking discovery: fingerprints of the little daughter of a well-known woman politician are left on the chestnut little men. But the girl has been missing and presumably murdered a year ago—and the person who confessed to the crime is already sitting in prison…
Is this a coincidence—or someone’s clever and terrifying calculation? Two Copenhagen detectives must find out. And they have to do it quickly, because everyone knows: the unknown maniac has only just begun. And he has no intention of stopping…