The first in a series, written by an English man (I assume) featuring a Swedish female detective.
Basically a police procedural, leans thematically heavily on Mankell territory (immigrants and local resentment). But it is a lot better than Mark Billingham.
This one features a Geordie journalist who was at university with a Swedish film director, whose actress is promptly murdered in Malmö. Journalist is a suspect and our heroine somewhat improbably falls in love with him. I won't reveal the ending in case anyone else reads it.
Good on Malmö and Swedish places to visit: I want to go there already!
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