Dark Angel

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This story is entirely fictional. Any similarities between the characters in the novel and actual individuals are coincidental. Occasionally I have taken artistic liberties to change things for the benefit of the book. This includes Swedish TV’s coverage of Gotland, which in the book has been moved to Stockholm. I have the utmost respect for SVT’s regional news programme Östnytt, which covers Gotland with a permanent team stationed in Visby.

The settings used in the books are usually described as they actually exist in reality, although there are a few exceptions.

Any errors that may have slipped into the story are mine alone.

First and foremost, I would like to thank my husband, journalist Cenneth Niklasson, who is always ready to be my sounding board and offer me the greatest support.

Special thanks to:

Magnus Frank, detective superintendent with the Visby police

Johan Gardelius, crime technician, Visby police

Ulf Åsgård, psychiatrist

Martin Csatlos of the Forensic Medicine Laboratory in Solna

Lena Allerstam, journalist, Swedish TV

Mian Lodalen, author and journalist

Anita Forsberg, sheep farmer, Havdhem

Nina Pettersson, conference coordinator, Wisby Strand

Sara Hullegård, marketing director, Wisby Strand

My thanks to everyone who has helped me with my books at Albert Bonniers Förlag, especially my publisher Jonas Axelsson and my editor Ulrika Åkerlund – your support is invaluable.

Special thanks to my agents Bengt Nordin and Anna Rytterholm at Nordin Agency.

And of course thanks to my children, Rebecka and Sebastian, my biggest supporters!

Mari Jungstedt

Stockholm, April 2008