It proceeds at a very stately pace, as a real investigation of this magnitude would. He realizes that the death of Svedberg must be connected to the murders of the three young people, but how? And the deeper he digs into the mystery, the more elusive a solution appears to be. Kurt Wallander now faces the most baffling case of his career. Shortly thereafter, Svedberg dies under mysterious circumstances and almost immediately thereafter, it becomes clear that the three young people have indeed been murdered. Rather, he takes vacation time and begins to quietly investigate the case on his own. For some unknown reason, though, Svedberg does not share his suspicions with Wallander or anyone else. The one official who does believe that something might be amiss, is Kurt Wallander's colleague, Svedberg. But the evidence, such as it is, suggests that the three are in fact alive and well, and the police do not take the mother's claims seriously. However, the mother of one of the victims refuses to believe this and insists that the police should be investigating the disappearance of the three. The killer buries the bodies and while they remain undiscovered, the victim's parents are led to believe that their children are off touring Europe. Three young people, dressed in costumes and celebrating Midsummer's Eve, are brutally murdered.

ISBN: 9780099448877 SKU: 1326449 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.This is another dense, intricately plotted crime novel featuring Swedish detective Kurt Wallander. This 2003 Vintage Paperback is in Good condition. However, they remain tantalisingly, terrifyingly one step behind the lethal progress of a killer Wallander would have to suppose was deranged if his methods were not so meticulous and his victims so clinically targeted. Forced to dig more deeply than he would have wanted into the personal life of one of his colleagues, Wallander's investigation reveals something none of his team could ever have imagined. An unknown killer, seen by no-one, is on the loose, and the police's only lead is a photograph of three dead young people in costume. The Ystad police station meanwhile is experiencing a summer lull, indeed Inspector Wallander is at last at liberty to attend to - albeit reluctantly - his deteriorating health, but his peace of mind is shattered when one of his colleagues is murdered. The murderer then carefully photographs the grisly tableau.

His approach is careful his aim is perfect.

The hidden watcher soon brings their performance to an end. In the still-sunlit Scandanavian dusk, they don costumes joyfully to enact - or so it appears to an unseen observer - a kind of masque. It is Midsummer's Eve, three young friends gather in a wood.

One step behind by henning mankell