A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . .

Hakan Nesser's The Inspector and Silence is the fifth gripping crime novel in the Van Veeteren series.

In the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heat. In the beautiful forested lake-town of Sorbinowo, Sergeant Merwin Kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous woman. She tells him that a girl has gone missing from the summer camp of the mysterious The Pure Life, a religious sect buried deep in the woods. Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is recruited to help solve the mystery.

But Van Veeteren's investigations at The Pure Life go nowhere fast. The strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - Oscar Yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missing. Things soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl's body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and Yellineck himself disappears. Yet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with Van Veeteren, remaining largely silent.

As the body count rises, a media frenzy descends upon the town and the pressure to find the monster behind the murders weighs heavily on the investigative team. Finally Van Veeteren realizes that to solve this disturbing case, faced with silence and with few clues to follow, he has only his intuition to rely on . . .

The Inspector and Silence is followed by the sixth book in the series, The Unlucky Lottery.

About the Author

Hakan Nesser is one of Sweden's most popular crime writers, receiving numerous awards for his novels featuring Inspector Van Veeteren, including the European Crime Fiction Star Award (Ripper Award), the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Prize (three times) and Scandinavia's Glass Key Award. The Van Veeteren series is published in over twenty-five countries and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Hakan Nesser lives in Uppsala with his wife and two sons, and spends part of each year in the UK.

In addition to the popular Van Veeteren series, his other books include the psychological thriller The Living and the Dead in Winsford and The Barbarotti series.

Reviews
One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers. * Guardian *
The godfather of Swedish crime. * Metro *
One of Sweden's best crime writers. * Mail on Sunday *
A master of suspense. * Sunday Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9780330512503
Author Hakan Nesser
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Pan Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 296g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 27mm