Hvør drap bambi? (in English, “Who killed Bambi?”, not translated) is  a novel by Monika Fagerholm and it revolves around a gang rape committed by seemingly prosperous young people in a small, well-to-do community, Villastan, not far from Helsinki. The focus is not on the rape itself, but on the events before and after it. The novel is a dense web of stories, memories, dialogue, and cultural references, while the range of characters is broad.

The foremost perpetrator of the attack is Nathan, the only son of Annelise and Albinus Häggert, both of high social standing. The family crumbles after the rape. The victim, Sascha Anckar, is from Villastaden’s charitable institution and dies some years later in the US following a drug overdose. The rape is Nathan’s revenge for her dumping him. Sascha doesn’t want to go to court and remains silent. In a way typical of Fagerholm, her camera “speaks”. It has pictures that were taken during the attack.