A sixty-six-year-old grandfather, barred from entering the 1000-mile Tour of Sweden because of his age, unofficially joins the bicycle race and, to the delight of his countrymen, emerges victorious.

Winner of the 2008 Le Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, France's most prestigious award for crime fiction. The dark secrets of a small community are revealed as a woman returns to her hometown after the death of her parents and the suicide of a childhood friend. Returning to her hometown after the funeral of her parents, writer Erika Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning......