Borkmann's Point: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery( Series - Vintage Crime/black Lizard )

In this gripping novel from an internationally acclaimed author, a detective is summoned to a quiet north European town by the sea to track down the link between a series of murders.

Internationally bestselling author Hakan Nesser makes his U.S. debut with this riveting tale of murder and suspense that reveals the deep humanity of the characters portrayed even as it sends chills up the spine.
Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called to the sleepy coastal town of Kalbringen to assist the local police in the investigation of two recent ax murders. Soon the case turns from bad to worse when another body turns up and one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a young female detective, disappears without a trace. Now Van Veeteren must find the killer, and, it is hoped, his colleague, before anyone else comes to harm. Riveting and intellectually satisfying," Borkmann's Point" unfolds like a chess match where each move could prove deadly.