{"product_id":"the-inspector-and-silence","title":"The Inspector And Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHåkan Nesser''s \u003ci\u003eThe Inspector and Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is the fifth gripping crime novel in the  Van Veeteren series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heat. In the beautiful forested lake-town of Sorbinowo, Sergeant Merwin Kluuge''s tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous woman. She tells him that a girl has gone missing from the summer camp of the mysterious The Pure Life, a religious sect buried deep in the woods. Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is recruited to help solve the mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But Van Veeteren''s investigations at The Pure Life go nowhere fast. The strange priest-like figure who leads the sect – Oscar Yellineck – refuses even to admit anyone is missing. Things soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl''s body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and Yellineck himself disappears. Yet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with Van Veeteren, remaining largely silent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the body count rises, a media frenzy descends upon the town and the pressure to find the monster behind the murders weighs heavily on the investigative team. Finally Van Veeteren realizes that to solve this disturbing case, faced with silence and with few clues to follow, he has only his intuition to rely on . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Inspector and Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is followed by the sixth book in the series, \u003ci\u003eThe Unlucky Lottery\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57417640051070,"sku":"NW9780330512503","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780330512503.jpg?v=1778826752","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/the-inspector-and-silence","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}