{"product_id":"the-return-an-inspector-van-veeteren-mystery-3-9781400030330","title":"The Return: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery (3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChief Inspector Van Veeteren is forced to unlock the secrets of a nearly perfect murder in this taut psychological thriller.\u003cp\u003eOn a rainy April day, a body--or what is left of it--is found by a young girl. Wrapped in a blanket with no hands, feet, or head, it signals the work of a brutal, methodical killer. The victim, Leopold Verhaven, was a track star before he was convicted for killing two of his ex-lovers. He consistently proclaimed his innocence, however, and was killed on the day of his return to society. This latest murder is more than a little perplexing and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is determined to discover the truth, even if it means taking the law into his own hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHåkan Nesser\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1950 in Sweden. In 1993 he was awarded the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Prize for new authors for his novel \u003ci\u003eMind's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the only author to have won the Academy's best novel award three times: in 1994 for \u003ci\u003eBorkmann's Point\u003c\/i\u003e; in 1996 for \u003ci\u003eWoman With Birthmark\u003c\/i\u003e; and in 2007 for \u003ci\u003eA Rather Different Story\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1999 he was awarded the Crime Writers of Scandinavia's Glass Key Award for the best crime novel of the year for \u003ci\u003eCarambole\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels have been published to wide acclaim in twenty-five countries.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334339498258,"sku":"9781400030330","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1178850a-9514-492a-8ca1-803a7a2fdbac.jpg?v=1727888411","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-return-an-inspector-van-veeteren-mystery-3-9781400030330","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}