A suspected jewel robber, his ex-girl-friend and a cop who became more thanfriends with her are all killed by a sniper, who turns out to be asixteen-year-old boy. It is assumed that he is carrying out the murders toimpress gang leader Kali Manchetta and become one of his gang but he has a morepersonal reason. Miranda, a stroppy teenager of Iraqi parentage is abducted anddies after rowing with the choir-mistress and Bea,another chorister. Wallanderpulls in ex-racist skinhead Johan, the boy Miranda stole from Bea and thendropped, but has to release him. When Lina, another choir member vanishes, thetrail leads to Thomas Hammar,a recluse,seemingly obsessed with the choir, buthis motives for following them are personal and innocent