Inspector Kari Vaara of Helsinki returns in a case that sees a beautiful young woman murdered in an apparent sadomasochistic attack... But his investigation leads to him coming up against a wall of silence that implicates the very highest levels of power.
His previous case left Kari Vaara with a scarred face, chronic insomnia and a full body count's worth of ghosts. A year later, in Helsinki, and Kari is working the graveyard shift in the homicide unit.
Kari is drawn into the murder-by-torture case of Isa Filippov, the philandering wife of a Russian businessman. Her lover is clearly being framed and while Ivan Filippov's arrogance is highly suspicious, he's got friends in high places. Kari is sucked ever deeper and soon the past and present collide in ways no one could have anticipated...
Discover the hottest new voice in Scandinavian crime-writing - if you love Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson you'll love James Thompson.
- ISBN10 039915700X
- ISBN13 9780399157004
- Publish Date 17 March 2011
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 27 August 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Language English