Ragnhild is a trusting six year old girl. So, when a man in an old van
offers her a ride home, she accepts. Konrad Sejer of the Norwegian
police is involved in the search for her and is told by a boy who is
searching for Ragnhild that she was seen in a van. After a frustrating
and terrifying six hours, Ragnhild turns up safe and sound.
A
short time later, Ragnhild's mother calls Sejer and tells him that her
daughter had seen a woman lying by a lake on her way home. The woman
had no clothes on. Sejer and his team find the body and determine that
she is quite young, and couldn't have been dead long as volunteers
searching for Ragnhild had swept the area earlier.
Later that
night, the victim is identified when the parents show up to report her
missing. Sejer spends a lot of time trying to get to know the victim
through questioning those who knew her best. He discovers from Ragnhild
and Raymond saw a car travelling at a high speed from the are of the
body. Will their drawings help capture the murderer?
The autopsy
discovers that Annie, the victim, died of forced drowning. Also, she
would have been dead in a matter of months anyway as she had liver
cancer. As the investigation continues more evidence comes to light
pointing to the true culprit.
Author Karin Fossum has given the reader a good murder mystery to read. I look forward to reading more from her.
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