Woman with Birthmark
An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery
Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery: Book #4
- By: Hå Nesser & Håkan Nesser
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hours 14 minutes
Description
After hearing her mother’s deathbed confession and following the dreary funeral, Maria Adler realizes she has no other option but to seize upon her mother’s imperative to do something. Dissolving the life she loathes, Maria changes her appearance and disappears. When she emerges, revenge is her sole occupation.
Inspector Van Veeteren and his associates are left bewildered by the curious murder of a man shot twice in the heart and twice below the belt. He was a quiet, utterly dull man, and the only suspicious activity his surviving wife can recall is a series of peculiar phone calls. Repeatedly the telephone would ring, offering nothing but the words of an obscure pop song from the 1960s. This siren song is linked to an identical murder, but the true link between these heinous crimes remains unknown, while a daughter’s pride grows with the satisfaction of vengeance and another detective’s lover offers telling insights that only an outsider could deduce.
With the critical eye and cool observation necessary for a successful chess match, Van Veeteren pursues his subject across the country, wading through outrageous leads and fruitless tips to a chilling conclusion.
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Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery Series

Mind's Eye
By: Håkan Nesser & kan
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Chief Inspector Van Veeteren knew that murder cases were never as open-and-shut as this one: Janek Mitter woke one morning with a brutal hangover and discovered his wife of three months lying facedown in the bathtub, dead. With only the flimsiest excuse as his defense, he is found guilty of a drunken crime of passion and imprisoned in a mental... Read more »
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Borkmann's Point
By: Hå Nesser & Håkan Nesser
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
An ex-con is brutally murdered with an ax in Kaalbringen. Then the body of a wealthy real estate mogul is found, also the victim of a violent attack. There appears to be a serial killer on the loose, and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called in to help the local police. As details surrounding the grisly murders are collected, Van Veeteren finds... Read more »
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The Return
By: Hå Nesser & Håkan Nesser
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
While on a field trip through the woods on the outskirts of Behren, a young girl stumbles upon a decomposing body wrapped in a carpet and lying in a ditch. The body has no hands, feet, or head, but this was not the work of wild animals. A brutal killer is on the loose—but who is the victim?
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Woman with Birthmark
By: Hå Nesser & Håkan Nesser
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
After hearing her mother’s deathbed confession and following the dreary funeral, Maria Adler realizes she has no other option but to seize upon her mother’s imperative to do something. Dissolving the life she loathes, Maria changes her appearance and disappears. When she emerges, revenge is her sole occupation.
Inspector Van Veeteren and his... Read more »

The Inspector and Silence
By: Håkan Nesser & kan
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
A secretive and dubious religious sect comes under investigation as one of their young members, a girl on the cusp of puberty, is found dead in the forest, brutally raped and strangled. Adopting to remain silent over the incident rather than defend themselves, the members of The Pure Life—led by their intelligent but perturbing messiah figure,... Read more »
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Munster's Case
By: Håkan Nesser & kan
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
For Waldemar Leverkuhn, a retiree living with his wife in a small unit in an unassuming block of apartments, the day couldn’t begin more auspiciously. He, along with three friends, have won the lottery. It’s a modest but healthy sum of money and the old men toast to their good luck with a celebratory dinner at their usual haunt. The day ends,... Read more »
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