Leo Salger, the daughter of a powerful Bonn bureaucrat, is missing, and Self has been hired to find her. His investigation initially leads him to a psych ward at a local hospital, where he is made to believe that Leo fell from a window and died. Self soon discovers, however, that Leo is alive and well and that she was involved in a terrorist incident the government is feverishly trying to keep under wraps. The result is a wildly entertaining, superbly nuanced thriller that follows one detective's desire to uncover the truth, wherever it may lead.
"A delightfully unique protagonist, a marvelous complex mystery."
--Mike Lawson, bestselling author of The Second Perimeter
"Immensely pleasurable and deeply intriguing. Schlink has crafted a novel rich with the comforts of insight and humanity."
--Dan Fesperman, author of The Prisoner of Guantánamo
"From this highly gifted writer another delightfully winding crime story, told with bleak and bitter irony."
--HĂĄkan Nesser, author of The Return