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Occasionally I have taken artistic liberties to change things for the benefit of the narrative. This includes Swedish TV's coverage of Gotland, which in the book has been moved to Stockholm. I have nothing but respect for Swedish TV's regional news program
Östnytt
, which covers Gotland with a permanent team stationed in Visby.

The settings in the book are almost all described as they actually appear in reality, although there are a few exceptions.

Any errors that may have slipped in are entirely my own.

First and foremost, I wish to thank my husband, journalist Cenneth Niklasson, for his loving support, tough criticism, and good ideas.

Thanks also to:

Gösta Svensson, former detective superintendent with the Visby police, for his invaluable help with all the police work.

Olle Hoffman, archaeologist, for his willingness to share his expertise and information about his fascinating work.

Mikaela Säfvenberg, archaeologist and authorized guide.

Martin Cstalos, the Forensic Medicine Laboratory in Solna

Johan Gardelius and Bo Ekedahl, crime technicians, Visby police.

Håkan Onsjö, veterinarian

Ulf Åsgård, psychiatrist Marie and Göthe Modin, managers of the Warfsholm hotel

My first readers for their valuable opinions:

Lena Allerstam, journalist, Swedish TV
Bosse Jungstedt, my brother, and Kerstin Jungstedt, my sister-in-law
Lilian Andersson, editor at Bonnier Educational Books
Anna-Maja Persson, journalist, Swedish TV

My publisher Jonas Axelsson and my editor Ulrika Åkerlund Last, but not least, thanks to my wonderful children, Rebecka and Sebastian, for their great patience with their mother's writing.

Älta, June 2005
Mari Jungstedt