Borkmann's Point: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery [2] (Inspector Van Veeteren Mysteries)

An ex--con is brutally murdered with an ax in Kaalbringen. Then the body of a wealthy real estate mogul is found, also the victim of a violent attack. There appears to be a serial killer on the loose, and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called in to help the local police. In his storied career he has only left one case unsolved, but he's never before faced an ax murderer. As details surrounding the grisly murders are collected, Van Veeteren finds that there is almost nothing to go on; nothing links the two victims. But then there's another murder, and shortly thereafter one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a promising female detective, goes missing--perhaps because the criminal knows she has come too close to the truth. . . . In this riveting novel, full of fascinating, quirky characters and deep motives, Hakan Nesser introduces American readers to a detective who is already beloved by his European readership, as he spins a story that leaves even the most veteran crime--novel readers chilled.From the Hardcover edition. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Dedication......Page 7 I. August 31 - September 10......Page 11 1......Page 13 2......Page 18 3......Page 23 4......Page 32 5......Page 37 6......Page 45 7......Page 53 8......Page 55 9......Page 65 10......Page 75 11......Page 83 12......Page 89 13......Page 98 14......Page 102 15......Page 110 II. September 10 - 24......Page 113 16......Page 115 17......Page 120 18......Page 123 19......Page 131 20......Page 138 21......Page 145 22......Page 151 23......Page 158 24......Page 162 25......Page 168 26......Page 175 27......Page 182 28......Page 190 29......Page 200 30......Page 206 31......Page 210 III. September 24 - 27......Page 213 32......Page 215 33......Page 222 34......Page 227 35......Page 235 36......Page 240 37......Page 248 38......Page 253 39......Page 259 40......Page 266 41......Page 270 IV. September 27 - October 1......Page 275 42......Page 277 43......Page 279 44......Page 285 45......Page 290 46......Page 294 47......Page 300 48......Page 306 49......Page 311 50......Page 316 51......Page 320 V. October 2......Page 325 52......Page 327 International Bestseller Internationally bestselling author Häkan Nesser makes his U.S. debut with this riveting tale of murder and suspense that reveals the deep humanity of the characters portrayed even as it sends chills up the spine. Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called to the sleepy coastal town of Kalbringen to assist the local police in the investigation of two recent ax murders. Soon the case turns from bad to worse when another body turns up and one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a young female detective, disappears without a trace. Now Van Veeteren must find the killer, and, it is hoped, his colleague, before anyone else comes to harm. Riveting and intellectually satisfying, Borkmann's Point unfolds like a chess match where each move could prove deadly. From the Trade Paperback edition When an ex-convict and then a wealthy real-estate tycoon fall victim to a violent attack by a possible ax murderer, Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called in to assist with the local investigation