A body is found, the victim's head wrapped in cling film, hands tied behind her back. The small island's police force needs help from Amsterdam's Murder Squad's veteran Detective Inspector Jaap Rykel.
A suspect confesses, but the killer has no history of violence, no motive, and no connection to the victim.
Across the country, a similar murder is reported and Rykel wonders if these are random senseless acts, or something far darker...?
Rykel walks a thin line between spotting patterns no one wants to see, and a sinister, sprawling case which will consume everything in its path...