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A novel by Edgar Faure (pseud. Edgar Sanday), a crime story with elements of social satire, set in a French provincial town. The atmosphere is imbued with tension and irony, and the language flows with ease, making the work attractive and intriguing.
Under the auspices of a storm that left the south of Sweden in chaos, someone in Stockholm's Frihamn port robbed a ship with duty-free cigarettes.
Late one evening, an unknown man breaks into the luxurious home of disgraced banker Harry McNamara and his wife Julie. The man brutally beats Harry while a horrified Julie watches, petrified with fear.
Klein is a typical Ellroy protagonist, a police lieutenant, a law graduate, a war veteran, and an underworld mercenary. A series of seemingly unrelated crimes and assignments will put his stamina and ingenuity to the ultimate test.
A missing child... a stolen chalice... a desperate mother... Will the mystery be solved in time for everyone to have a happy Christmas?