<p>It is Midsummer&apos;s Eve. Three young friends meet in a wood to act out an elaborate masque. But, unknown to them, they are being watched. Each is killed by a single bullet. <br /><br />Soon afterwards, one of Inspector Wallander&apos;s colleagues is found murdered. Is it the same killer, and what could the connection be? In this investigation Wallander is always, tantalisingly, one step behind.</p>