The inspector and silence
Subtitle: an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery
By: Håkan Nesser ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson
Contributors: Thompson, Laurie, 1938-
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780375425233
Subjects: Inspector Van Veeteren (Fictitious character); Murder; Investigation; Fiction
Other titles: Chief inspector and silence
Work titles: Kommissarien och tystnaden
Description: It's a sweltering summer in Sweden and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is long overdue for a holiday when a secretive and dubious religious sect comes under investigation. One of its members, a girl on the cusp of adolescence, is found dead in the forest near their holiday camp, brutally raped and strangled. The members of the Pure Life choose to remain silent about the incident rather than defend themselves.
Notes: Originally published in Swedish as Kommissarien och tystnaden.