AmanisbeatentodeathintheMiddleEast.InStockholm,ayoungwomandisappearsonherwayhomefromwork.Thesetwoeventswillprovetoberelated.SinceMartinBeckhasquit,SteinarHovlandleadsthesearchforthemissinggirl.ButMartinisdrawnintothecasewhenhedecidestohelpthenationalSecurityPoliceinvestigateasuspectedterrorist.Theysoonrealizethattheyareinaraceagainsttimetostopacatastrophe.

After a tragedy at a school sends shock waves through a wealthy Stockholm suburb, a seemingly well-adjusted teen finds herself on trial for murder.

Beck follows the Swedish police officer Martin Beck and his partner Gunvald Larson investigating various crimes.