Denise and her young
friends appear to be gaming the Swedish Welfare System. They dress
well, party, and don’t want to work. Anne-Line, their case worker,is frustrated. Why should they receive benefits when they’re so
clearly gaming the system? Then the young girls become the victims of
a serial killer. Department Q is assigned the case.
The murder of an
elderly woman in a park resembles a cold case Department Q is
investigating. This puts them in conflict with the department
upstairs and affects Department Q’s future. The members of the cold
case team, Detective Carl, Assad, and Rose are experiencing their own
problems. Rose is recovering from a mental breakdown and appears to
be on her way to another one. Assad and Carl care for Rose and want
to help her, but the resemblance of one of their cases to her past
may be pushing her over the edge.
I found this book
hard to get into. It’s part of a series and while it can be read as
a standalone, I found parts confusing. The opening is devoted
primarily to the welfare system and the young girls who are gaming
it. When Department Q comes in, they’re trying to wrap up an old
case and worried about the existence of their department. In the end
all the threads come together for a satisfying ending, but you have
to get well into the book to become immersed in the cases.
I received this book
from Dutton for this review.
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