Macmillan, UK, 2007. Medium Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Medium Trade Paperback. 322 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, UK, 2007. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Remainder mark on page edges. Pages are lightly tanned. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A new case for Chief Inspector Van Veeteren - the complicated history of a nearly perfect murder. On a sunny August day a man is released from prison. On a rainy April day children at play find his corpse. The fact that the dead man is Leopold Verhaven only becomes clear after some time because the mutilated corpse is without its head, legs and feet. Who would be interested in killing this man, a double murderer who spent 24 years in prison? Determined to let no case go unsolved, Chief Inspector Van Veeteren reopens the case. What he discovers is that Verhaven was a star sprinter before he went to prison for allegedly killing two of his lovers. However, he never confessed to the murders and spent a lifetime proclaiming his innocence. Was he killed because someone thought he had not been punished enough? Or was someone afraid of Verhaven's revenge? A terrible suspicion stalks Van Veeteren: had Verhaven been telling the truth? Was he really innocent? *** Quantity Available: 16. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN/EAN: 9780230015289. Inventory No: 08100040.. 9780230015289

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The author of Borkmann's Point spins a story that leaves even the most veteran crime novel readers chilled.A new case for Chief Inspector Van Veeteren -- the complicated history of a nearly perfect murder. On a sunny August day a man is released from prison. On a rainy April day children at play find his corpse. The fact that the dead man is Leopold Verhaven only becomes clear after some time because the mutilated corpse is without its head, legs and feet. Who would be interested in killing this man, a double murderer who spent 24 years in prison?Determined to let no case go unsolved, Chief Inspector Van Veeteren reopens the case. What he discovers is that Verhaven was a star sprinter before he went to prison for allegedly killing two of his lovers. However, he never confessed to the murders and spent a lifetime proclaiming his innocence. Was he killed because someone thought he had not been punished enough? Or was someone afraid of Verhaven's revenge? A terrible suspicion stalks Van Veeteren: had Verhaven been telling the truth? Was he really innocent?From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller: Manyhills Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 08100040
Title: The Return
Author: Hakan Nesser
Format/Binding: Medium Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 16
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 023001528X
ISBN 13: 9780230015289
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: UK
Date Published: 2007
Keywords: BZDB5 Fiction; The Return
Bookseller catalogs: Crime; Fiction;

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The Return

The Return