Benedikte Lind was one of the chosen of the Ice People. Together with the student Sander Brink and a handful of others, she was to solve a dangerous riddle that involved both a haunted house and the mysterious discovery of a dead body. Amid the sinister atmosphere, Benedikte managed to fall head over heels in love with Sander. It was a hopeless romance, for Sander was the sort of man who could have any woman he wanted, and Benedikte was well aware that she was not only ugly but also dull …