needed. On reaching that point the superior detective knows enough to solve the case which depends on "some decent thinking". Borkmann's point also marked the difference between a good investigator and a bad one. The good detective tries to establish when that point is reached, or passed; a bad one, lacking this ability, carries on unnecessarily. Awards The novel won the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Prize for Best Crime Novel in 2004, and on English publication it was shortlisted for the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger. Film An eponymous film was made in 2005, directed by Erik Leijonborg. References 1994 Swedish novels Novels by Håkan Nesser Novels set in Sweden Inspector Van Veeteren (novel series) Albert Bonniers Förlag books