Misterioso: A Crime Novel (Intercrime)

ISBN: 0307388034

Author: Dahl, Arne

Condition: New

The first novel in Arne Dahls gripping Intercrime series-considered one of Swedens best-Misterioso is a piercingly dark and absorbing detective thriller.After dismantling a bloody hostage situation at a bank outside Stockholm, Detective Paul Hjelm is dropped into an elite task-force assembled to find an elusive murderer with a sophisticated method. The killer breaks into the homes of Swedens high-profile business leaders at night, places two bullets in their heads with deadly precision, then removes the bullets from the walls-a ritual enacted to a rare bootleg recording of Thelonious Monks jazz classic Misterioso. As Hjlem and the rest of the team follow one lead after another, they must navigate the murky underworld of the Russian mafia, penetrate the secret society of Swedens wealthiest denizens, and battle one of the countrys most persistent ills: a deep-rooted xenophobia that affects both the police and the perpetrator.