Sander Solvang is finally back on his feet. Sort of.
Months after the events at the hospital, he has a prosthetic leg, a flat he can afford, and a fragile routine that almost passes for a life. Then Dr Sverre Jensen brings him to a poker night, and Sander finds something he did not expect. A community. And a place where reading people matters more than walking.
Poker suits him. The odds. The masks.
Then a beloved old regular is found brutally murdered after a weekend event, and the police grab the easiest suspect. A man with a record, a temper, and a story that fits too neatly.
Sander can’t leave it alone.
Because once you’ve seen the pattern that doesn’t belong, you can’t unsee it. And in a room full of players, everyone is hiding something, even the people who smile and buy the next round.