title: The Beast : A Novel
author:  Anders Roslund 
description: Two children are found dead in a basement. Four years later their murderer escapes from prison. The police know if he is not found quickly, he will kill again. But when their worst fears come true and another child is murdered in the nearby town of Strengnas, the situation spirals out of control. In an atmosphere of hysteria whipped up by the media, Fredrik Steffansson, the father of the murdered child, decides he must take revenge. His actions will have devastating consequences. As anger spreads across the whole country, the two detectives assigned to the case - Ewert Grens and Sven Sunkist - find themselves caught up in a situation of escalating violence. A powerful and at times profoundly shocking novel, The Beast has been likened to both Hitchcock and le Carre. It is also an important and timely exploration of what can happen when we take the law into our own hands. It is the winner of Glasnyckeln 2005 (The Glass Key 2005) for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year.
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  The Beast
  
  
  Anders
  
  
  Roslund and Börge Hellström
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## ABACUS
  
  First published in Sweden by
  
  
  Piratforlaget in 2004
  
  
  First published in Great Britain in 2005 by Little,
  
  
  Brown
  
  
  This paperback
  
  
  edition published in 2006 by Abacus
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © Anders Roslund & Börge
  
  
  Hellström 2004
  
  
  Translation copyright © Anna Paterson
  
  
  
  
  
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