A gripping race against the clock, and an examination of the hidden lives of those who choose to live on the outskirts of society.

In The Grand Hotel, a homeless woman entices a businessman to pay for dinner and a room. When his dead body is discovered the following morning she becomes the prime suspect and rapidly becomes the most wanted person in Sweden when a second person is killed in similar circumstances. Sybilla, having left her comfortable middle class upbringing for the anonymity of the streets, is on the run and living by her wits. Can she avoid capture long enough to prove her innocence?

Missing is a totally compelling read and a classic thriller that confirms Alvtegen as a crime writer worth comparison with Henning Mankell. But at its core, the book also explores the terrifying isolation for a woman who has rejected the values of her background and intimacy of her family.