Bibliograph

The fire witness, Lars Kepler ; translated from the Swedish by Laura A. Wideburg

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The fire witness, Lars Kepler ; translated from the Swedish by Laura A. Wideburg

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The fire witness

Responsibility statement

Lars Kepler ; translated from the Swedish by Laura A. Wideburg

Summary

One girl is dead. At a home for troubled girls, a young girl has been brutally murdered during the night. Her body is found arranged in bed with her hands covering her eyes. One girl is missing. Vicky Bennet is the only girl unaccounted for. When a bloody hammer is discovered under her pillow, it appears that she was more than just a witness to the killing. One girl claims to have seen it all. Detective Inspector Joona Linna is called in to piece the evidence together. But the case quickly descends into darker, more violent territory, leading him finally to a shocking confrontation with the past

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