by Lotte Hammer
All three of them traveled in the Countess’s car. Simonsen was relegated to the backseat, where he quickly fell asleep. The women took turns driving an hour at a time while they chatted and enjoyed themselves. They arrived at two o’clock and quickly agreed to let the sleeping man in the backseat stay where he was. They helped carry in the luggage and unpacked the essentials, then wrapped up the day with a glass of white wine before turning in. The Countess went to her room; Anna Mia went back to the car.
To her surprise, Anna Mia managed three hours of unbroken slumber, which she put down to the wine. In any case, the sun was rising when she opened her eyes and after a moment of disorientation she realized where she was. Her dad was also awake. He was sitting up and looking out the window. She smiled when she caught sight of him and said quietly, “Good morning and welcome to the North Sea. Want to walk down to the beach?”
Simonsen wanted nothing more. They got out of the car and, hand in hand, wandered over the outermost dunes and down toward the water. Once the sea was within sight, they stopped. Strong foam-topped breakers that shone like silver in the morning sun came roaring toward them, and the wind whipped their faces. Anna Mia rested her head on his shoulder.
“It’s beautiful, isn’t it, Dad?”
“Yes. Yes, it is.”
A Note on the Author
Lotte and Søren Hammer are a sister and brother from Denmark. In 2004 they began writing crime novels together. To date, they have written five books in this series. The Hanging is the first and has been sold in twenty-one countries.
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, New Delhi, New York and Sydney
Copyright © 2012 by Lotte Hammer Jakobsen and Søren Hammer Jacobsen
Translation © 2013 by Ebba Segerberg
First published in Great Britain 2013
First published in Denmark as Svinehunde by Gyldendal
This electronic edition published in June 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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