The Stranger: A Novel

The Stranger: A Novel

Now in paperback: A string of suspicious deaths points to a potential serial killer who has turned his eye toward Fjallbacka and her dark forests, where two children vanished decades before.
A local woman is killed in a tragic car crash, but it isnâ€™t a clear-cut drunk driving case. The victimâ€™s blood contains high alcohol levels, but she rarely drank a drop. Meanwhile, a reality television show begins shooting in the town, and as cameras shadow the starsâ€™ every move, tempers start to flare. When a party ends with an unpopular contestantâ€™s murder, all eyes turn to the cast and crewâ€•could there be a murderer among them? The ratings spike as the country tunes in to a real-life murder mystery. Detective Patrik Hedstrom finds himself increasingly unable to focus on the strange circumstances of the first case, but what if that holds the key to a series of other unsolved cases across Sweden? Under the unforgiving media spotlight, Patrik tackles his toughest investigation yet.

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