<p><b>A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . . </b></p><p>Håkan Nesser's astonishingly successful Van Veeteren series continues with the eighth book, <i>The Weeping Girl.</i></p><p><i>Winnie Maas died because she changed her mind . . .</i></p><p> A community is left reeling after a teacher – Arnold Maager – is convicted of murdering his female pupil Winnie Maas. It seems the girl had been pregnant with Maager's child.</p><p> Years later, on her eighteenth birthday, Maager's daughter Mikaela finally learns the terrible truth about her father. Desperate for answers, Mikaela travels to the institution at Lejnice, where Maager has been held since his trial. But soon afterwards she inexplicably vanishes.</p><p> Detective Inspector Ewa Moreno from the Maardam Police is on holiday in the area when she finds herse
