Publisher's Synopsis
First in the Linda Wallander series Ystad police make an horrific discovery; a severed head, and hands locked together in a prayer. Other incidents, including attacks on domestic animals, have been taking place and Inspector Wallander fears that these might just be the prelude to further attacks on humans. Linda Wallander, preparing to join the Ystad police force, arrives at the station and becomes involved in the case. In the process she shows the hallmarks of her father - the flaring temper, the maverick approach - when confronting a group of extremists bent on punishing the world's sinners.
