Summary
Cristoffer Carlsson: The Sign
Two-time winner of the best Swedish crime novel New York Times Crime Novel of the Year One cold November night in the small town of Marbeck in rural Sweden, a house burned to the ground. A young woman was found dead inside - murdered, not killed by fire. That event will become a turning point for all the locals, since that day everything for them has been divided into before and after the fire. For 10-year-old Isaac Nyquist, the murder sets off a spiral of events that will spiral out of control. The police investigation focuses on Edward Christenson, the boyfriend of the murdered woman and Isaac's beloved uncle. After a speedy trial, Edward is sentenced to life in prison, and the people of Marbeck just want to get back on track as soon as possible. Vidar Jergenson, the young policeman who first arrived at the scene of the fire, is proud to have participated in solving the case and has no idea that the event will lead him to a professional and personal crisis. Will the sign that only Isaac can clearly see decide his and Vidar's fate? Famous author and criminology professor Christopher Carlson skilfully deals with the psychology of ordinary people and shows how one crime can haunt an entire community for decades. The sign confirms why Carlson is among the greatest authors of crime novels of his generation.
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