Judul asli: Carambole, originally published in 1999 by Albert Bonniers förlag, Stockholm. First published in Great Britain 2012 by Mantle, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, New Wharf Road, London. Copyright © Håkan Nesser 1999. English translation copyright © Laurie Thompson 2012. Typeset by Ellipsis Digital Limited, Glasgow. Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.