Dark Secrets

In this "flawless," fast-paced crime thriller, Scandinavia's hottest new writing duo, Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt, present the first book in the Sebastian Bergman series (Politiken).

It all begins with a call to the police. A sixteen-year-old boy, Roger Eriksson, has gone missing in the town of Västerås. A search is organized and a group of young scouts makes an awful discovery in a marsh: Roger is dead.

Meanwhile, Sebastian Bergman, psychologist, criminal profiler and one of Sweden's top experts on serial killers, is in Västerås to settle his mother's estate following her death. Sebastian has withdrawn from police work after the death of his wife and daughter in the 2004 tsunami.

When the Crime Investigation Department asks Sebastian for his help in Roger's case, his arrogant manner at first alienates the rest of the team. Pushing forward, though, they begin to make disturbing discoveries about the private school Roger attended . . .

"The cleverly increasing tension lies in the gradual mapping out of Roger's life and it leaves you with a taste for more." —Skånska Dagbladet (SE)

"The solid story is brought to life by the characters who hopefully will appear again in part two of the Bergman series." —de Volkskrant (NL)

"An exceedingly quick, efficient and continuously action packed crime thriller." —Borås Tidning (SE)

"A glimmering crime novel." —Ny Nordisk Litteratur (Denmark)

"An astoundingly smart thriller." —De Telegraaf (Netherlands)