"There are many people for me to thank for helping to bring this book into existence, but none more than Therese Tang, who cut through the veils of secrecy, took personal risks, and brought an impossible case to justice. There are more cases out there, Therese! Go get 'em!"
-Acknowledgments, by the author
This nonfiction is subtitled A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator, who happens to be Therese Tang mentioned in the quote. Therese is not in law enforcement, is really only a citizen leading a branch of Missing People Sweden when she encounters the case of Goran Lundblad, a wealthy man who vanished without a trace in August, 2012. Although foul play is surmised and there are a few suspects, no body has been found---no corpus delecti, a new term I learned. Therese is relentless in her efforts to find a body and get a confession, not necessarily in that order, and even at personal risk.
At first I didn't really like the book. There were so many unfamiliar Swedish names of people and places and the sequence of events shifted around and left me confused at times. Once I was into the plot and emotionally involved with Therese, it was more of a page turner. It reminded me of some true crime shows I have seen on TV like "Dateline NBC" or "48 Hours" on CBS. I have rated the book a 3.
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