The Dead of Summer by Mari Jungstedt

Author:Mari Jungstedt
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9781409030737
Publisher: Transworld
Published: 2011-04-14T17:30:31+00:00

EMMA WAS AWAKENED by her own scream. The nightmare had ended with her falling into a deep abyss.

She sat up with a jolt, breathing hard and staring into the darkness. The bed was as big and hot as a desert. For a moment she sat there without moving, hardly able to think and overcome by a loneliness that seemed without end.

Not a sound came from Elin’s cot. Suddenly Emma had the feeling that something was wrong. She leaped out of bed and went over to look at her daughter. There she lay, clad only in a nappy and white knickers. She had kicked off the thin blanket in the heat.

Emma sank back down on to the bed. She stared vacantly at the ceiling, realizing she was longing for Johan to be with her. Before now, her body had certainly missed him, but her mind had always said no. Had the nightmare made her weak? Couldn’t she think clearly any more?

She decided to phone him right then. It was a little past three in the morning, but maybe he was still awake. He could get a cab and come over. Within an hour he could actually be lying next to her in bed. The thought was so enticing that she got up and dashed out to the hall, picked up the phone and punched in his number before she could change her mind. With her heart pounding, she listened to the ring tone on the other end of the line. One, two, three. Maybe he was asleep after all. Then she heard someone pick up. The next second, a woman’s voice spoke.

‘Hi, this is Maddie, on Johan’s mobile.’

Emma could tell that it was very quiet in the background. At first she was disconcerted and didn’t know what to do. She had been totally unprepared to hear a woman answer the phone. Who the hell was Maddie? Then she remembered – Madeleine Haga, the reporter for the national news who worked at Aktuellt and Rapport. They must be working together in the editorial office. Maybe something new had happened in the murder case. Emma was so relieved she felt dizzy.

‘Hi, this is Emma Winarve. Could I speak to Johan?’

A brief pause before the woman answered.

‘He’s in the shower at the moment. Can I ask him to call you?’

Emma didn’t reply. She had already hung up.

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