Borkmann's Point

In the quiet coastal town of Kaalbringen, an ex-con is brutally murdered with an axe. Then the body of a wealthy real-estate mogul is found, also the victim of a violent attack. There appears to be a serial killer on the loose, and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called in to help out the local investigation. In his whole career he has only ever had to leave one case unsolved, but he's never faced this kind of killer. As details surrounding the murders are collected, Van Veeteren finds that he has few leads; nothing links the two victims. But then there's another murder, and one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a promising female detective, goes missing – perhaps she has come too close to the truth...

In this riveting novel, full of fascinating, quirky characters and powerfully intriguing motives, Håkan Nesser introduces English-speaking readers to a detective already beloved by his European readership, and spins a story that leaves even hardened crime fans chilled.