IN DUST AND ASHES

From Scandinavia's most celebrated female crime writer, this is the 10th book in this bestselling international series of over 24 years, and features the terrific investigator Henrik Holme and his flawed yet perfect partner Hanne Wilhelmsen. In 2001, three year old Dina is killed in a tragic car accident, and not long after, her mother dies under mysterious circumstances. Dina's father Jonas is convicted of her murder. In 2016, the cold case ends up on the desk of Detective Henrik Holme who tries to convince his mentor Hanne that the father might have been wrongly convicted. Together they discover that the case could be connected to the suicide of an eccentric blogger as well as the kidnapping of the granddaughter of a EuroJackpot millionaire. It is clear that this author understands people, their weaknesses, strengths and hidden motives, and we must excuse some of the oddities in the translation. 386pp, large paperback.