"Suddenly he knows that Johannes is dead. He shines his torch inside and blinks hard before he forces himself to look." —Chapter 1, page 5

"Wallander thought of his own wife, who had left him and wondered where to begin. A bestial murder, he thought." —Chapter 2, page 12

"When he went back to his office he could feel a gnawing in his stomach. But was it hunger or anxiety?" —Chapter 3, page 30

"Crosses had been burned at night in the courtyard, rocks had been thrown through windows, buildings had been spray-painted with slogans." —Chapter 4, page 42

"Ten years ago Sten Widén had been happy and high-spirited, the first to invite you to a party. Now his love of life seemed gone." —Chapter 5, page 63

"There was one thing he was quite sure of. The threat had to be taken seriously." —Chapter 6, page 82

"Then he realized that what...