The Killing Forest

A case involving a missing 15-year-old boy named Sune lures Det. Louise Rick back to her hometown again despite the shocking events of her last case (The Forgotten Girls), which left her bruised and with even more questions about the devastating death of her boyfriend Klaus many years earlier. Hoping to delve into those lingering questions while in town, Louise begins searching for the boy. The investigation soon hints at more long-hidden secrets about Klaus's childhood friends who are still bonded through the ancient, ritualistic religion of Asatro, based on Norse mythology. Sune and a prostitute disappeared on the night of his initiation, but the Asatro practitioners are circumspect. Meanwhile, journalist Camilla Lind, Louise's longtime friend, thinks she has spotted Sune in the forest behind her backyard, but her efforts to help by leaving food and clothes out for him lead to someone terrorizing her family. As the suspects and their motivations become more personal, Louise must break their silence to uncover some deadly secrets.