No fire can burn away memories. Kama Kosowska is trying to forget the past. However, her return to Toruń and an offer to take part in a programme about missing children force her to confront the dark events of her childhood. One of the episodes is to be devoted to the story of Piotrek Janocha, a boy who vanished without trace in 1986. Kama was one of the last people to see him alive. At the same time, the case files land on the desk of Detective Inspector Lesław Korcz, who quickly uncovers mistakes and negligence in the original investigation. Unexpectedly, a lead takes him to Kama's father, Waldemar Kosowski. The retired policeman becomes one of the main suspects himself… Will Kama manage to discover what happened all those years ago? And might the truth not turn out to be worse than the childhood nightmare that haunts her in her dreams? The novel was adapted into an HBO Original series starring Magdalena Cielecka.