Ageing spin doctor and political guru, Stig Folkesson, celebrates as his far-right Fatherland Sweden Party is elected into the Swedish Parliament for the first time. Soon after, he finds out his mother has died. On her deathbed she has denied his paternity and deprived him of his inheritance. Stig's attempt to prove his heredity takes him on a quest round Sweden and back into Scandinavian Second World War History. In the course of his adventures, he is forced to reconsider the importance he has attributed to genetic inheritance and race. This novel is a blend of topical satire on right-wing populism, hilarious road movie and historical mystery.