Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.

A tale of a boy from a wealthy family who during his work at the post office steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm.

A group of very different individuals who in 1975 lived in a commune called "Together". Now it is 1999, and the collective has turned into the world's smallest. The commune consists of only two people - Göran and Klasse. Feeling a bit lonely, the idea occurs of a reunion with their old friends.

Una epidemia de insomnio sume a Estocolmo en el caos. Un primer ministro gestiona la crisis mientras protege a su hijo, una enfermera lucha por salvar a su pareja infectada y una adolescente protege a su vecino en medio de la propagación de la enfermedad.