The first book in the crime series featuring Lars Winkler: loner, dad,
former squatter, and drug addict -- and the most dedicated detective in
Copenhagen.
A young prostitute is found murdered at the common in Copenhagen. The
woman's body has been preserved and her eyes removed with surgical
precision. Not long after, another body is discovered treated in the
exact same manner. The press quickly names the spectacular case the
Sandman Killings. Detective Inspector Lars Winkler is put on the case.
With an addiction to classical rock music and the odd line of speed,
Lars is struggling to get his life back together, mostly with his
sixteen-year-old daughter, Maria, who lives with him in his rundown
apartment. His wife has left him for his old friend and former boss.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the Homicide and Serious Crime Department
is tense. Despite support from his new young partner, Sanne Bissen, Lars
feels edged out. While tracking Copenhagen's most sadistic serial killer
to date, his past -- which has long been kept secret -- is slowly
catching up to him.