The Root of Evil (The Barbarotti Series, 2) Nesser, Håkan Summary Håkan Nesser, 'the Godfather of Swedish Crime' (Metro), is back with the second installment in the Inspector Barbarotti series, The Root of Evil.*Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger*July 2007. Håkan Nesser, 'the Godfather of Swedish Crime' (Metro), is back with the second installment in the Inspector Barbarotti series, The Root of Evil.*Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger*July 2007. A letter arrives on Inspector Barbarotti's doorstep detailing a murder that is about to take place in his quiet Swedish town. By the time the police track down the subject of the letter, he is already dead. So when a second letter arrives, then a third, and a fourth, it's a game of cat and mouse to stop the killer before he can make good on all of his promises. Meanwhile, an anonymous diary is unearthed depicting the incidents of a two week holiday in France five years earlier, and it doesn't take Barbarotti long to realize the people populating the diary are the ones whose lives are now in the balance . . .Continue the thrilling investigative series with The Secret Life of Mr Roos.'One of the best of the Nordic Noir writers' - Guardian Perfect for fans of Arborist Merchandising Root, Self Service, Custom Stores, HardBoiled Mystery, Police Procedurals Books, Science Fiction Crime & Mystery. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 608 pages · Paperback By Nesser, Håkan Details ISBN: 9781509809394 Author: Nesser, Håkan Format: Paperback Pages: 608 Language: English Publication date: 5 September 2019 Condition: Used – Very Good About the authors Nesser, Håkan and Håkan Nesser · Publisher: Pan More about this book Reviews Håkan Nesser, 'the Godfather of Swedish Crime' (Metro), is back with the second installment in the Inspector Barbarotti series, The Root of Evil.*Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger*July 2007.