The Voices Beyond: (Oland Quartet Series 4) by Johan Theorin

Author:Johan Theorin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781446463482
Publisher: Transworld
Published: 2015-07-01T23:00:00+00:00

The Homecomer

The second weekend in July, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky over Öland; from morning till evening, the island was bathed in light and warmth, and the sun attracted visitors from all over southern Sweden. This was when the real wave of tourists arrived from the mainland. The holiday season was well under way. There were no traffic jams, as there had been at midsummer, but from Friday to Sunday a steady stream of cars and caravans passed over the bridge before dispersing all over the island, from north to south.

The beaches were packed with people during the day, the campsites and hotels at night. Summer cottages were opened up, barbecues set up, lawnmowers hummed into life. For the next few weeks, every road, every electrical supply cable and every sewage outlet on the island would be used to its maximum capacity, until calm returned in August.

The holiday complexes were also full to bursting, as were the nightclubs. This was the most important month of the year for the Ölandic Resort outside Stenvik.

The Homecomer was standing in a picnic area just off the main road, watching the cars pass by. Rita was beside him; she looked tired but resolute. She tilted her head in the direction of her own car: ‘Well, we’ve done what we had to do … I’ll be on my way.’

The Homecomer nodded, thinking once again that he could have been her father or grandfather. He took out his wallet and removed a wad of notes. ‘A bit more from the ship,’ he said. ‘Where will you go?’

She took the money but made no attempt to count it. ‘Copenhagen,’ she said. ‘I’ve got friends there. I’m going to stay out of the way for a while … What about you?’

‘I’m staying here on the island,’ the Homecomer said.

‘How long for?’

‘Until I die.’

Rita smiled briefly, as if he were joking. ‘Thanks for everything.’

She gave him a quick hug, then walked away. Heading for new adventures.

The Homecomer remained where he was. Several cars had stopped, and the picnic tables were beginning to fill up with people. He knew that the Kloss family would be looking forward to the arrival of all the tourists.

The Ölandic Resort was ready. But no one except the Homecomer and Rita knew that disaster was on its way to the complex. It was already creeping through the ground.

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