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The Inspector and Silence (Inspector Van Veeteren, Bk 5)
The Inspector and Silence - Inspector Van Veeteren, Bk 5 Author:Hakan Nesser, Laurie Thompson (Translator) It is summer in Sweden. A secretive and dubious religious sect comes under investigation when a girl on the cusp of adolescence is found dead in the forest near the sect’s holiday camp, brutally raped and strangled. Inspector Van Veeteren and the other detectives on the case are mystified and infuriated when the members of the Pure Life --... more » led by a charismatic but unnervingly guarded messiah figure -- choose to remain silent about the incident rather than defend themselves.
Assisting the authorities, however, is an unidentified woman, whose knowledge suggests she’s more than just a passing good Samaritan. And her tips become doubly perplexing as a string of increasingly horrifying new crimes defy everything the police thought they knew about the case.« less
This is a more police procedural than some of his other works but he still instills the suspense needed to carry it to conclusion. Whether it is the author or the translator, the phrasing and language make this a book that brings pleasure.