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would be alone in the summer house and could spend his time doing woodwork and going fishing, which was his favorite pastime. When he was halfway home, the sky darkened and he heard thunder rumbling in the distance, over the sea.
    Somehow that seemed just as it should be.
    THE END

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    Occasionally I have taken artistic liberties to change things for the benefit of the narrative. This includes Swedish TV’s coverage of Gotland, which in the book has been moved to Stockholm. I have nothing but respect for Swedish TV’s regional news program
Östnytt
, which covers Gotland with a permanent team stationed in Visby.
    The settings in the book are almost all described as they actually appear in reality, although there are a few exceptions.
    Any errors that may have slipped in are entirely my own.
    First and foremost, I wish to thank my husband, journalist Cenneth Niklasson, for his loving support, tough criticism, and good ideas.
    Thanks also to:
    Gösta Svensson, former detective superintendent with the Visby police, for his invaluable help with all the police work.
    Olle Hoffman, archaeologist, for his willingness to share his expertise and information about his fascinating work.
    Mikaela Säfvenberg, archaeologist and authorized guide.
    Martin Cstalos, the Forensic Medicine Laboratory in Solna
    Johan Gardelius and Bo Ekedahl, crime technicians, Visby police.
    Håkan Onsjö, veterinarian
    Ulf Åsgård, psychiatrist
    Marie and Göthe Modin, managers of the Warfsholm hotel
    My first readers for their valuable opinions:
    Lena Allerstam, journalist, Swedish TV
    Bosse Jungstedt, my brother, and Kerstin Jungstedt, my sister-in-law
    Lilian Andersson, editor at Bonnier Educational Books
    Anna-Maja Persson, journalist, Swedish TV
    My publisher Jonas Axelsson and my editor Ulrika Åkerlund
    Last, but not least, thanks to my wonderful children, Rebecka and Sebastian, for their great patience with their mother’s writing.
    Älta, June 2005
    Mari Jungstedt

About the Author
    Mari Jungstedt lives in Stockholm with her husband and two children. This is her third novel set on the island of Gotland. The previous two,
Unseen
and
Unspoken
, are also published by Corgi Books.

Also by Mari Jungstedt
    Unseen
    Unspoken

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