"A monster is a person who lies and deceives. Someone who wrecks and destroys things for his own amusement. Who leaves another's person's life in ruins like a bombed-out city or a burnt-down forest."
Emma Bohman knows all about monsters for she's been duly dismissed and discarded by one. She prepared an engagement dinner and he never showed up, despite giving her a huge diamond ring. Her calls and texts go unanswered. Beside herself with humiliation, Emma decides to track him down and force a conversation.
Homicide detectives Peter Lindgren and Manfred Olsson are confounded by a hideous murder. A woman's decapitated body is found in the home belong to a high-profile CEO, Jesper Orre. And he's missing. The victim remains unidientified and none of the homeowner's colleagues or friends have much information about Orre's personal life. Who is she?
Criminal profiler, Hanne Lagerlind-Schön is a famed behaviorist who develops psychological models for particular crimes. She's called in to assist the police in developing a profile of the killer. What sick psycho is out there cutting off heads -- because this isn't the first time they've seen this. There was a case 10 years ago that was never solved that has striking similarities. But Hanne has some issues that might interfere with her ability to assist the police with this case. Can the team figure out what happened in that house and why?
NO SPOILERS. In this extremely atmospheric crime thriller set in Stockholm, the well-drawn characters interact with each other and investigate while dealing with personal problems that lead one to wonder how they can actually function day to day! I really enjoyed the revelations about the characters as well as the police procedural aspect. I had to go hunt this title down in my massive book pile as I had queued up the second book in the series to read before I realized there was one before and I absolutely prefer to read series from the beginning in order as much as possible. I liked the writing, the detail, and the psychological aspects of the case and though it was a bit confusing as it jumps narrators and has time shifts, it was completely absorbing and I couldn't put it down. A refreshing change from my usual because of the setting and the complexity of the case and characters. I can't wait to read the next!
Thank you to Random House - Ballantine Books for the e-book ARC to read and review.
This is the first book in the Hanne Lagerlind-Schön series. Read in order.
Genre - police procedural and crime thriller
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