Panic seizes Swedish society as one by one the country's business tycoons are murdered. In order to solve the case as quickly as possible and without further losses, the Chief of Police recommends the elite Alpha Team. Despite being a diverse group, the team is called upon to apprehend the "Killer of the Powerful," who infiltrates their salons without leaving a trace, listens to jazz lurking in the darkness, and always kills with two shots to the head. The investigations lead to different paths - from banks and sailing to the Russian mafia and a legendary improvisation by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk... Misterioso

With surgical precision, Arne Dahl dissects contemporary social reality and writes a tight and captivating crime novel, which has been loved by millions of readers around the world.

A widely read contemporary crime novel.