Four nuns and a fifth woman, a visitor to Africa, are killed in a savage night-time attack Months later in Sweden, the news of the unexplained tragedy triggers a cruel vengeance for these killings Inspector Kurt Wallander is home from an idyllic holiday in Rome, full of energy and plans for the future But when he investigates the disappearance of an elderly bird-watcher, he discovers a gruesome and meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened bamboo poles Then another man is reported missing Once again, Wallander's life is put on hold as he and his team work tirelessly to find the link between the series of vicious murders