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A grisly torture-murder, a haunting northern Sweden backdrop, and a dark drama of twisted sexuality collide memorably in �sa Larsson�s masterpiece of suspense�a tale of menace, hope, longing, and darkness beyond imagining. The dead woman was found on a frozen lake, her body riddled with evidence of torture. Instantly, Inspector Anna-Maria Mella knows she needs help. Because the dead woman�found in workout clothes with lacy underwear beneath them�was a key player in a mining company whose tentacles reach across the globe. Anna-Maria needs a lawyer to help explain some things�and she knows one of the best. Attorney Rebecka Martinsson is desperate to get back to work, to feel alive again after a case that almost destroyed her. Soon Rebecka is prying into the affairs of the dead woman�s boss, the founder of Kallis Mining, whose relationship with his star employee was both complex and ominous. But what Rebecka and Anna-Maria are about to uncover�a tangled drama of secrets, perversion, and criminality�will lay bare a tale as shocking as it is sad�about a man�s obsession, a woman�s lonely death, and a killer�s cold, cold heart. From the Trade Paperback edition.