It is a cold wintry morning in the picturesque port town of Visby when art dealer Egon Wallin's battered and naked body is found hanging from a gate in the town's old city walls. His was a very public death, but who killed him and why? As Inspector Knutas begins his investigation, Egon's secrets quickly begin to come to the surface. He died on the eve of leaving his wife. Is his death a spurned lover's revenge? And when a painting by a new cause-celebre artist is stolen from his gallery, more questions are raised. Another theft and another death, this time in Stockholm, widens the search for the killer. As the police piece together the clues, one scandal is followed by another and Inspector Knutas will discover that beneath the patina of glamour, the high-society world of art collecting hides many secrets - some worth killing for.

Greetings Catsalive. The book - for which I thank you most sincerely - and your delightful card arrived simultaneously yesterday so label now affixed and my enthusiasm for reading the tale renewed.
Makes one wonder about the mail system. Did they travel together? who knows. I've given up trying to fathom the intricacies of the NZ mail system especially since they cut down mail sorting to three days per week and raised the prices. Still we bookcrossers can't really do without it flawed as it now is.
I'll put the book on top of my TBR immediately because I've been reading lots of slightly more mind-improving or humanity based books recently. Back to my favourite genre will do my a great favour.
You have chosen really well thank you.

As expected when I put this book on my wish list I really enjoyed it. Possibly not quite as much as her last couple of books but nevertheless a great read and my enthusiasm for Scandinavian writers continue unbounded. It must move on though.
I'll take it to a BC meet-up[ this evening and if nobody is enthusiastic I'll take it home again and check out people's wish lists.

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Not wild released at all but posted today to dear BC friend catsalive who actually sent this to me when it was my month. What goes round comes round but it should have been quicker. Sorry ca. What was I thinking?

Have you read others of mari jungstedt's books? I have had to stop accumulating books - very reluctantly I must say. A few speculative visits to Retirement Villages made me realise just how much I will have to release before making a move like that.

Gone but definitely not forgotten.

Thanks, Sherlockfan. I liked the sound of this when I sent it to you. If I enjoy it, I see there are a few others for me to peruse.