LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018The final novel from the bestselling author of the Inspector Wallander mysteriesFredrik Welin is a seventy-year-old retired doctor.Years ago he retreated to the Swedish archipelago, where he lives alone on an island.He swims in the sea every day, cutting a hole in the ice if necessary.He lives a quiet life. Until he wakes up one night to find his house on fire. Fredrik escapes just in time, wearing two left-footed wellies, as neighbouring islanders arrive to help douse the flames.All that remains in the morning is a stinking ruin and evidence of arson.The house that has been in his family for generations and all his worldly belongings are gone.He cannot think who would do such a thing, or why. Without a suspect, the police begin to think he started the fire himself.