By Arne Dahl, Tiina Nunnally
After successfully--but bloodily--dismantling a sophisticated hostage scenario at a financial institution within the suburbs of Stockholm, Detective Paul Hjelm is confronted with the needful research by way of inner Affairs. it's a most likely career-ending inquiry, yet he's plucked out of it through the nationwide felony Police commissioner, who drops him into an elite job strength of officials assembled from around the kingdom to discover an elusive killer with a cosmopolitan modus operandi or even extra refined tastes.
Targeting Sweden's high-profile enterprise leaders, the killer breaks into their houses at evening, waits for his sufferers, locations bullets of their heads with lethal precision, and gets rid of the bullets from the walls--a ritual enacted to an extraordinary bootleg recording of Thelonious Monk's jazz vintage "Misterioso."
As Hjelm, his younger, doggedly full of life accomplice, Jorge Chavez, and the remainder of the group keep on with one lead after one other of their pursuit--navigating the murky underworlds of the Russian Mafia and the secretive members-only society of Sweden's wealthiest denizens--they also needs to delve into one of many country's such a lot chronic ills: a deep-rooted xenophobia that is affecting either the police and the culprit in a small kingdom that's changing into swiftly internationalized.
The first novel in Arne Dahl's gripping Intercrime series--widely thought of to be one in all Sweden's best--Misterioso is a penetrating, darkish, and soaking up creation to this acclaimed author's world.
BONUS fabric: This variation contains an excerpt from Arne Dahl's Bad Blood.
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No,” stated Wrede. “Nothing. either are fresh. even though there’s an asterisk subsequent to Malinen’s identify. A cross-reference to Finland. a potential incident, probably? ” “Is there a way to determine? ” Wrede’s face lit up. A higher-up from the NCP was once being attentive to his laptop services. The higher-up from the NCP yawned loudly. “It’s attainable that we will be able to get in through the Nordic cooperative database,” acknowledged Wrede enthusiastically. “Not many folks understand how to do that,” he extra. Hjelm inspiration he may still provide a few phrases of encouragement, yet he didn’t. He hadn’t rather again to the true international but. Wrede started typing back. If his eminent colleague used to be having a pipe dream, Wrede used to be certainly in his aspect. “Malinen, Jari, 6–13–52. Oh certain, there’s an incident, o.k.: smuggling. Let’s see now: definite, 1979 in Vasa, Finland. Convicted of smuggling items. I’ll see if i will be able to locate from now on information. ” “Fucking great,” acknowledged Hjelm. “All correct, here’s whatever that appears like documents of an ordeal. Malinen used to be discovered accountable of smuggling on February 12, 1979, besides Vladimir Ragin: that they had smuggled booze from Leningrad, because it used to be then referred to as. either obtained eighteen months in a minimum-security felony; Malinen was once published after 365 days, whereas Ragin served the entire sentence. Then there’s an inventory of names: the pass judgement on, okay. Lahtinen; lay assessors, L. Hälminen, R. Lindfors, B. Palo; security lawyer, A. Söderstedt; prosecutors, N. Niskanpää, H. Viiljanen; witness for the defense—” “What? ” Hjelm dived into the ice-cold water of this international. “What used to be the identify of the protection legal professional? ” “A. Söderstedt,” repeated Wrede. “Can you lookup extra approximately him? ” “I’ll see if i will locate whatever within the criminal society’s registry, or somewhere like that. ” Wrede appeared like a fourteen-year-old hacker who’d simply gotten into the Pentagon. one other interval of ready. Then a freeing little ping. “Arto Söderstedt, 1–12–53, legislation pupil at Åbo college 1972 to ’75; entire a five-year measure in 3; employed by way of Vasa’s most valuable legislation company of Koivonen & Krantz correct after graduating in 1975, on the age of 22. For a number of months in 1980, the company used to be truly referred to as Koivonen, Krantz & Söderstedt. He grew to become a associate on the age of twenty-seven. by means of the tip of 1980, the company used to be back often called Koivonen & Krantz. After 1980 there is not any Söderstedt in any record of legal professionals. ” Hjelm laughed lengthy and loud. Scandinavia was once any such small global. Wrede checked out him skeptically. used to be this guy quite what he speculated to be? The Hallunda hero? the ability Murders investigator? “Okay. ” Hjelm wiped away tears of laughter. He used to be again. “Damn it if I’m no longer taking into consideration recommending you to my bosses. you actually be aware of your means round a working laptop or computer. I’m very thankful. ” Detective Inspector Jonas Wrede stood on the window and watched as Hjelm headed off towards Hackat & Malet. His face was once shining with unrealized goals. there has been a replicate in a show window at the major strolling road that lower via Växjö’s downtown region. Hjelm stuck sight of himself and stopped.