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Mari Jungstedt
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Publisher | Doubleday | ||
ISBN | 978-038561707 | ||
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Ann
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Synopsis
It is a cold wintry morning in the picturesque port town of Visby when art dealer Egon Wallin's battered and naked body is found hanging from a gate in the town's old city walls. His was a very public death, but who killed him and why?
As Inspector Knutas begins his investigation, Egon's secrets quickly begin to come to the surface. He died on the eve of leaving his wife. Is his death a spurned lover's revenge? And when a painting by a new cause-célèbre artist is stolen from his gallery, more questions are raised.
Another theft and another death, this time in Stockholm, widens the search for the killer. As the police piece together the clues, one scandal is followed by another and Inspector Knutas will discover that beneath the patina of glamour, the high-society world of art collecting hides many secrets - some worth killing for.
Review
The fourth in the series detailing the murder investigations of Inspector Knutas and the journalist Johann Berg. An interesting tale dealing with the art world in Stockholm and the island of Gotland.
Probably would be better to read these books in sequence as there was a sense of missing some essential developments in the relationships of the regular characters, and the Inspector appeared somewhat remote. There is a strong impression of place which one is aware one is missing by not knowing the locations.
However, a good read, good plot, well written (and translated) and should do a great deal for tourism in Gotland.
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