A boisterous young family move in next door to an isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, and a mailbox accident begins an unexpected friendship.

Viveca Sten's popular novels come to life in a mix of Nordic crime and the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago.

Evert Bäckström is a rock star among cops and a genius at solving crimes; a woman's skull is found, and Bäckström sees a case only he can solve.