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The latest thriller from ´one of Scandinavia´s best crime writers´ ( The Times ). For fans of Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo.

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A violent robbery. A hit-and-run. A brutal murder.

In the stifling heat of an August morning on the beautiful Swedish island of Gotland, terror shatters the calm.

An armed robbery is over in minutes, leaving a little girl on the road, hit by the getaway car.

Desperate to find those responsible, the police track down one of the culprits. But he is dead, brutally murdered at a remote farm. Tattooed on his arm are three initials: his own and two others. The only clues to the identity of his friends.

As the hunt to find the remaining two robbers intensifies, there´s every chance the murderer is on their trail too. Can Detective Superintendent Knutas beat them to it?

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"Writers such as Henning Mankell may outsell Jungstedt in the UK, but - if there is any justice - she will not remain caviar to the general" Barry Forshaw

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Mari Jungstedt is one of the most successful crime fiction authors in Sweden, and has sold over 3 million copies of her books worldwide. Barry Forshaw writes that her Inspector Knutas novels are ´among the most rarefied and satisfying pleasures afforded by the field´. She has written nine novels set on the island of Gotland and featuring Knutas.

Mari lives in Stockholm with her husband and two children.

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