The story starts here.
First published as
Simmaren
in Sweden in 2013 by Wahlström & Widstrand.
First published in the UK in 2014 by Head of Zeus Ltd.
Published by agreement with the Ahlander Agency.
Copyright © Joakim Zander, 2013
Translation copyright © Elizabeth Clark Wessel, 2014
Jacket design: kid-ethic.com
Jacket image: @ Getty Images
Author photograph: Sofia Runarsdotter
The dedication can be found in
Come Thief
, by Jane Hirshfield (Bloodaxe Books, 2011). Reproduced by kind permission.
The moral right of Joakim Zander to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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ISBN (HB) 9781781859179
ISBN (XTPB) 9781781859186
ISBN (E) 9781781859162
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Contents
Cover
Welcome Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1: July 1980
Chapter 2: December 8, 2013
Chapter 3: December 8, 2013
Chapter 4: December 17, 2013
Chapter 5: August 1980
Chapter 6: December 18, 2013
Chapter 7: December 19, 2013
Chapter 8: December 19, 2013
Chapter 9: December 19, 2013
Chapter 10: December 19, 2013
Chapter 11: January 1985
Chapter 12: December 19, 2013
Chapter 13: December 19, 2013
Chapter 14: December 19, 2013
Chapter 15: December 19, 2013
Chapter 16: December 19, 2013
Chapter 17: December 19, 2013
Chapter 18: Spring 1988
Chapter 19: December 19, 2013
Chapter 20: December 19, 2013
Chapter 21: December 19, 2013
Chapter 22: December 20, 2013
Chapter 23: December 20, 2013
Chapter 24: December 20, 2013
Chapter 25: Spring 1991
Chapter 26: December 20, 2013
Chapter 27: December 20, 2013
Chapter 28: December 20, 2013
Chapter 29: December 20, 2013
Chapter 30: Spring 1994
Chapter 31: December 20, 2013
Chapter 32: December 20, 2013
Chapter 33: June 2002
Chapter 34: December 20, 2013
Chapter 35: May 2003
Chapter 36: December 20, 2013
Chapter 37: December 20, 2013
Chapter 38: May 2003–December 2010
Chapter 39: December 20, 2013
Chapter 40: December 20, 2013
Chapter 41: December 20, 2013
Chapter 42: December 20, 2013
Chapter 43: December 20, 2013
Chapter 44: December 20, 2013
Chapter 45: December 20, 2013
Chapter 46: December 20, 2013
Chapter 47: December 20, 2013
Chapter 48: December 20, 2013
Chapter 49: December 20, 2013
Chapter 50: December 20, 2013
Chapter 51: December 20, 2013
Chapter 52: December 21, 2013
Chapter 53: December 21, 2013
Chapter 54: December 21, 2013
Chapter 55: December 23, 2013
Chapter 56: December 23, 2013
Chapter 57: December 23, 2013
Chapter 58: December 23, 2013
Chapter 59: December 23, 2013
Chapter 60: December 23, 2013
Chapter 61: December 23, 2013
Chapter 62: December 23, 2013
Chapter 63: December 23, 2013
Chapter 64: December 23, 2013
Chapter 65: December 23, 2013
Chapter 66: December 23, 2013
Chapter 67: December 23, 2013
Chapter 68: December 23, 2013
Chapter 69: December 23, 2013
Chapter 70: December 23, 2013
Chapter 71: December 23, 2013
Chapter 72: December 23, 2013
Chapter 73: December 23, 2013
Chapter 74: December 23, 2013
Chapter 75: December 23, 2013
Chapter 76: December 23, 2013
Chapter 77: December 23, 2013
Chapter 78: December 23, 2013
Chapter 79: December 23, 2013
Chapter 80: December 24, 2013
Chapter 81: December 24, 2013
Chapter 82: December 24, 2013
Chapter 83: December 24, 2013
Chapter 84: December 24, 2013
Chapter 85: December 26, 2013
Chapter 86: April 1, 2014
Acknowledgments
About this Book
Reviews
About the Author
An Invitation from the Publisher
Copyright