This third translation in Swedish author Edwardson's Erik Winter series (after Sun and Shadow and Never End ) follows Winter and his colleagues at Gothenburg's police department as they follow two cases. The first is a series of violent assaults against college men—the other odd reports from young children about a "mister" who entices them with candy to sit in his car. Edwardson uses the daily musings of the supporting characters—Winter's girlfriend and his co-workers—to round out the narrative, and it is their personalities and reflections on work and parenting that make the narrative compelling. In addition to the intertwined cases, Edwardson also creates additional levels of suspense: a major concern is whether Winter will solve the cases in time to join his lover and daughter in Spain for at least a part of the Christmas holidays, and the mystery behind his colleague's family dispute is a page-turner as well. Recommended for all public libraries.—Julie Elliott, Indiana Univ. Lib., South Bend