When young Julie Stender is found gruesomely murdered in her apartment, police turn to the landlord of the building, aging bon vivant Esther de Laurenti, for answers. Esther seems devastated by her tenant's demise, but as details of the killing emerge, the aspiring author recognizes startling similarities to the plot of her own unpublished crime novel… Original and intriguing, this Nordic noir is generating all kinds of buzz, and for good reason!