At fifty-nine years old, Valdemar Roos is tired of life. Working a job he hates and with a wife he barely talks to, he doesn t have much of a future. Then, one day, a winning lottery ticket gives him an opportunity to start afresh.
Without telling a soul, he quits his job and buys a hut in the remote Swedish countryside. Every day he travels down to this man-made oasis, returning each evening to his unsuspecting wife. Life couldn t be better, until a young woman arrives in paradise . . .
Anna Gambowska is a twenty-one-year-old recovering drug addict. On the run from a rehab centre and an abusive relationship, all Anna s prayers are answered when she comes across a seemingly vacant hut in the Swedish woodland. But it s not long before Anna s ex discovers her location, and an incident occurs that will mar the lives of both Anna and Valdemar forever.
Inspector Barbarotti doesn t take much interest when a woman reports her husband as missing. That is, until a dead body is found near the missing man s newly bought hut, and Mr Roos becomes the number one murder suspect . . .
A master of suspense
Sunday Times
Told with wry humour and compassion, Nesser has four
more Barbarotti stories to come - cherish them all
Daily Mail
The Godfather of Swedish crime
Metro
