Axel Steen has always had his problems and it follows him everywhere. His divorce with Cecilie and his daughter Emma, and her marriage too Jens Jessen was hitting him very hard. His hash habit, and becoming involved with women such as Dorte Neergaard and Ea Holdt. But when he became involved with the murder of a girl who was found in a pond with his old partner John Darling, he couldn't leave it alone. It became excessive and actually put him in the hospital. I liked the way Stein always had Axel answer questions by asking another question. He never seem to give up on his belief that he was right. It leaves us with an opening by making it very noir in the end. I would recommend this book to anyone who is involved with rapes and murder. I see that this is the 7th book in the series and that means now that I found Jesper I need to so some catch up.