"An exciting account of a triple homicide."-The New York Times Book Review

"Highly recommended."-Library Journal (starred)

Pastor Sten Schyttelius, his wife, and his son, a schoolteacher, have been shot dead. Could this be the work of a cult of Satanists, as the clues left by the murderer indicate? Detective Inspector Irene Huss is on the case.

Helene Tursten's Irene Huss mysteries have been highly praised and have been made into a film and a TV series. Tursten was born in Göteborg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband and daughter.