In the cold of an Oslo winter, celebrities have been turning up dead in the most macabre of positions. Their killer may be seeking retribution, but for what?

On the surface, Faye seems to have everything. A perfect husband, a beloved daughter and a luxurious apartment in the finest part of Stockholm. Her ideal life is in fact desperate attempts to please Jack. But dark memories from the upbringing in Fjällbacka chase her and she feels more and more like a prisoner in a golden cage. She can not get rid of the impression that she has devoted her ambitions to a man who is getting away from her more and more....

Billy Summers jest najlepszy w swoim fachu. Eliminuje ludzi, ale tylko tych naprawdę złych. Był snajperem w Iraku, zna się więc na rzeczy i zawsze strzela celnie. Tym razem przyjmuje ostatnie zlecenie. Czas w końcu na zasłużoną emeryturę. Niestety, coś idzie nie tak... A naweł wszysłko.

A former Washington D.C. police cop out to prove herself and a young lawyer from a prestigious law firm meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm. As they investigate the death, they start uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital--and what began as a fairly routine homicide takes a terrifying and unexpected turn into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.