Misterioso

By Arne Dahl

Book Overview

The first novel in Arne Dahl's gripping Intercrime series--considered one of Sweden's 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 Sweden's 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 Monk's 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 Sweden's wealthiest denizens, and battle one of the country's most persistent ills: a deep-rooted xenophobia that affects both the police and the perpetrator.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307388034
• ISBN13: 9780307388032
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Suspense of its best

Swedish suspense are a hot item these days and arne dahl is one of the best, this is the first of a series and so far they are all good