Lina Bengtsdotter grew up in Gullspång, Sweden. She is a teacher in Swedish and Psychology and has published a number of short stories in various newspapers and magazines in Sweden and the Nordic countries. She has lived in the UK and in Italy and today resides outside of Stockholm with her three children.

"She must find the truth about Francesca. Before the past catches up with her...Thirty years ago, the body of a teenage boy was found in Gullspêang's lake, and his best friend vanished from her home. Paul Bergman's death was ruled a suicide; Francesca was never found. Drawn back to Gullspêang, Detective Inspector Charlie Lager is haunted by the strange house she knew as a child, and by the missing girl who once lived there. Convinced that the original investigation was flawed, Charlie is determined to uncover what really happened all those decades ago. But her interest in Francesca's disappearance begins to stir up long-hidden resentments, and half-forgotten memories. And if the truth is revealed, what will it mean for the living - and for the dead?"--Publisher's description.