283 pages
English language
Published Sept. 16, 2011 by Pantheon Books.
283 pages
English language
Published Sept. 16, 2011 by Pantheon Books.
It's a sweltering summer in Sweden and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is long overdue for a holiday when a secretive and dubious religious sect comes under investigation. One of its members, a girl on the cusp of adolescence, is found dead in the forest near their holiday camp, brutally raped and strangled. The members of the Pure Life choose to remain silent about the incident rather than defend themselves.