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The Dark Heart

The Dark Heart

By Joakim Palmkvist

A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator. AmazonCrossing. 2017.

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A brief summary of The Dark Heart

A sordid Swedish crime with all the makings—wealth, feuds, lies, suspicions, depraved love, and mercifully, a ruthless mother turned investigator who accomplished what the police couldn’t, even at the risk of her own safety.

Key insights in The Dark Heart

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What do you get from this book? Fascinating details of the persistent investigation into the murder of a multi-millionaire
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A missing person call is made several days after a Swedish man vanished, and an initial search is conducted
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A couple months later, Missing People Sweden volunteers, led by former model Therese Tang, look into the disappearance
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The Lundblads and the Törnblads feuded for over fifty years, and it was still going in the 2000s
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Sara refused to give up her relationship with Martin, which was a source of contention between her and her father
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A shoddy renovation at Ställe Farm dupes police officers and their cadaver dogs
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A guardian is assigned to protect Göran’s holdings and some of Sara’s secrets come to light
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A replacement guardian lays down the law, and a third one steps in to undo what was done
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Missing People volunteers set up another search and follow the lead of a medium’s vision
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After the search at the pond, Therese begins a precarious bond with Martin
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Sara finally leaves Martin and he sets his sights on Therese, but is he ready to confess to her?
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The location of Göran’s grave site is revealed and the investigation is wrapped up
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After their convictions and sentences, the futures of Sara and Martin look bleak
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Who should read The Dark Heart

True crime buffs • amateur sleuths • law enforcement officials • students of the psychology of criminal minds • those interested in missing-person cold cases • anyone keen to know Sweden’s justice system

About the author of The Dark Heart

Joakim Palmkvist, journalist for over twenty years, is one of Sweden’s most experienced and notable crime reporters. He has interviewed some of the country’s most notorious criminals. For his own security, he now lives under a protected identity after publishing expositions of the mafia and extremist groups.

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Joakim Palmkvist

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