The young coast guard and diver Jessica finds two dead scuba divers after a storm. She disagrees with her superiors that it was an accident and seeks the help of her childhood friend Patrik. Patrik and Erica, who are on their way to a romantic holiday, make a detour to the beautiful village of Kungshamn. They soon become involved in the case. Erica hides her real identity as the policemans wife and is invited to join the museum association. Already during the first meeting she attends the associations chairman is found murdered... The three deaths are now officially opened for investigation, and the common denominator between the victims seems to have been an interest in the wreckage of a 1820s ship. Did somebody finally find it? And what cargo did it carry? What caused the ship to sink?
Production
Gorgeous Bohuslän coastline almost justifies the runtime.
Costume
Erica's chunky knit sweaters: the real protagonist.
Director
Rickard Petrelius
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Camilla Läckberg's bestselling novels, this is one of seven TV films adapting the Fjällbacka series—Sweden's answer to Midsomer Murders with better sweaters.
Kungshamn and the surrounding Bohuslän archipelago are real locations; the films boosted 'murder tourism' to these picturesque villages, where visitors now hunt for fictional crime scenes.
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