The Double Silence

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 locations used in the book 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, for his support, love, and encouragement.

Special thanks to:

Magnus Frank, detective superintendent with the Visby police

Martin Csatlos, the Forensic Medicine Laboratory in Solna

Ulf Åsgård, psychiatrist

Lena Allerstam, journalist SVT

Paola Ciliberto, managing director Film på Gotland

Balkan Kalka, tour guide Fritidsresor

Mani Maserrat-Agah, film director and owner of Café Cinema

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

A big thanks to Gilda Romero and my agents Joakim Hansson at Nordin Agency and Emma Tibblin, Poa Strömberg and Jenny Stjärnströmer at Stilton Literary Agency.

And thanks to my designer, Sofia Scheutz, for the wonderful cover on the Swedish edition.

And of course I want to thank my beloved children, Rebecka and Sebastian, who are the greatest gifts in my life.

Mari Jungstedt

Stockholm, April 2009

www.marijungstedt.se

www.jungstedtsgotland.se