Detective Inspector Sam Berger's life has been turned upside down. He is suspected of a murder, and his partner Molly Blom is in a coma. Meanwhile, terrorists are threatening Stockholm and a wanted murderer is on the loose, and Berger is frustrated as he lays low while waiting for orders from the Swedish Security Service's chief executive. But is he the solution, or part of the problem? 'Arne Dahl is one of the true greats of Scandinavian crime fiction' MARK BILLINGHAM