As autumn settles over Lund with crisp air and burnished leaves, Chief Inspector Sara Vallén is called to a suspicious death in the allotment gardens on the city’s edge.

Among fading flowers and heavy fruit trees, a respected social worker lies brutally murdered. As Sara and her team follow the evidence, interviews and leads uncover hidden conflicts and dangerous secrets behind the victim’s carefully polished life. Can Sara trust her instincts and stop a killer before more lives are lost?

"Vigilante" is the second novel in the Sara Vallén series by Cecilia Sahlström, who brings twenty years of experience in the Swedish police force to this gripping and authentic crime series.

Sara Vallén

Cecilia Sahlström is a Swedish crime writer based in Lund, in southern Sweden. She worked for twenty years in the Swedish police force before turning to writing, lending her novels a gritty realism and authentic insight into police investigations. Her Sara Vallén series, beginning with "White Lilac", has been praised for its sharp portrayal of procedural detail and social awareness.

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