The Axe Woman

<p><b>'A master of suspense' &ndash; <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b>When Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti returns to work after a personal tragedy, his boss hands him a cold case to ease him back in. But the case doesn't stay cold for long . . . </b><i><b>The Axe Woman</b></i><b> is the fifth Inspector Barbarotti novel from bestselling author Håkan Nesser.</b><br><br>Five years previously, Arnold Morinder simply vanished. His partner claimed he had travelled abroad, never to return. But Arnold&rsquo;s partner was Ellen Bjarnebo: one of Sweden&rsquo;s most notorious killers, having served over ten years in prison for killing her first husband and dismembering his body with an axe. And when Barbarotti seeks to re-interview Ellen, she is nowhere to be found . . .<br><br>With neither a body nor a prime suspect, Barbarotti must use all the ingenuity at