The crow girl
(Book)

"A novel"--Cover.

"This translation is composed of three works that were originally published separately in slightly different form in 2010, 2011, and 2012 as Krakflicken, copyright ©2010 by Jerker Eriksson and Hakan Axlander Sundquist; Hungerelden, copyright ©2011 by Jerker Eriksson and Hakan Axlander Sundquist; and Pythians Anvisningar, copyright ©2012 by Jerker Eriksson and Hakan Axlander Sundquist, all published by Ordupplaget, Sweden"--Title page verso.

"In a Stockholm city park, the hideously abused body of a young boy is stumbled upon. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg heads the investigation, which quickly dead-ends: no trace of the boy's identity can be found. But with the discovery of two more children's bodies in similar condition, it becomes clear that a psychopathic serial killer is at large. Jeanette turns to therapist Sofia Zetterlund for help in identifying suspects, and as their lives become increasingly intertwined, professionally and personally, as we begin to know their particular histories, needs, and desires, as they draw closer to the truth about the killings--working together but, ultimately, each on her own--we come to understand that these murders are only the most obvious evidence of a hellishly insidious societal evil. As viscerally dramatic as it is psychologically intense, The Crow Girl is a tale of almost unfathomably heinous deceit and deeds, and of the profound damage--and the equally profound need for revenge--they leave in their wake." --,Provided by publisher.