LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018 The final novel from the bestselling author of the Inspector Wallander mysteries Fredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old retired doctor.
Years ago he retreated to the Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island.
He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary.
He lives a quiet life.
Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire.
Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed wellies, as neighbouring islanders arrive to help douse the flames.
All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson.
The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone.
He cannot think who would do such a thing, or why.
Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself.
