International Bestseller Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is forced to unlock the secrets of a nearly perfect murder in this taut psychological thriller.On a rainy April day, a body—or what is left of it—is found by a young girl. Wrapped in a blanket with no hands, feet, or head, it signals the work of a brutal, methodical killer. The victim, Leopold Verhaven, was a track star before he was convicted for killing two of his ex-lovers. He consistently proclaimed his innocence, however, and was killed on the day of his return to society. This latest murder is more than a little perplexing and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is determined to discover the truth, even if it means taking the law into his own hands.

The Return

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Hakan, Nesser

Mystery

Macmillan

Physical description: 343 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Van Veeteren, Inspector (Fictitious character) - Fiction. Police - Sweden.

The Inspector and Silence

Mantle

This is a dark family mystery from Hakan Nesser. "in the front rank of Swedish crime writers". ("The Times"). Four pensioners celebrate the fact that they have won 20,000 kronor in the lottery. Just hours later, one of them - Waldemar Leverkuhn - is found in his home, stabbed to death. With Chief Inspector Van Veeteren on sabbatical, working in a second hand bookshop, the case is assigned to Inspector Munster. But when another member of the lottery group disappears, as well as Leverkuhn's neighbour, Munster appeals to Van Veeteren for assistance. Soon Munster will find himself interviewing the Leverkuhn family, including the eldest - Irene - a resident of a psychiatric clinic. And as he delves deeper into the family's history, he will discover dark secrets and startling twists, which not only threaten the clarity of the case - but also his life...

Unlucky Lottery

MacMillan Hardback Omes

Eva Morena, Chief Inspector Van Veeteren's protege, takes the reins in this her most perplexing cas yet. This is the 8th book in this successful series.

The Weeping Girl (Inspector Van Veeteren)

The Strangler's Honeymoon (Van Veeteren)

The G File (The Van Veeteren series)

The Weeping Girl (The Van Veeteren series)

Mind's Eye: An Inspector Van Vetteren Mystery (1) (Inspector Van Veeteren Mysteries)

Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Pantheon Books

International Bestseller Håkan Nesser is firmly established as one of the world's bestselling crime novelists. And now the novel that introduced Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is available for the first time in English.
The swift conviction left Van Veeteren uneasy: Janek Mitter woke one morning with a brutal hangover and his wife dead in the bathtub. With only the flimsiest defense, he is found guilty and imprisoned in a mental institution. But when Mitter is murdered in his bed, Van Veeteren regrets not following his gut and launches an investigation into the two murders. As the chief inspector delves deeper, the twisted root of these violent murders will shock even him.

Mind's Eye: An Inspector Van Vetteren Mystery (1) (Inspector Van Veeteren Series)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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