El Día de la Independencia de Finlandia se ve interrumpido por un ataque a la residencia presidencial en el que distinguidos invitados son tomados como rehenes. Max Tanner se establece como el negociador de la crisis y pronto queda claro que el principal objetivo del ataque terrorista es un plan para desestabilizar la seguridad de Europa. Tanner deberá descubrir quién está detrás del ataque.

Aarno Lamminparras hijacked an airplane with a gun in 1978. A true story.

The body of a young woman whose heart has been ripped out of her chest is found in a remote are in Finland. The finder of the body, a dismissed pastor, hires private investigator Jussi Vares to investigate the crime. Vares uncovers a criminal ring involved in extortion, religious scams, exploitation of minors and stock market speculation.

A young college student is found stabbed to death,and private detective Vares life takes an interesting turn when the girls family asks him to investigate the case.