THE FIRST INTERCRIME THRILLER, TO BE BROADCAST ON BBC FOUR SPRING 2013

Sweden's elite are under attack.

Two rich and powerful men have been murdered, and in the face of mounting panic - and media hysteria - a task force has been created to catch the killer.

To his surprise, Detective Paul Hjelm, currently under investigation for misconduct after shooting a man who took the staff of an immigration office hostage, is summoned to join the new team.

But the killer has left no clues, even removing the bullets from the crime scenes, and Hjelm and his new teammates face a daunting challenge if they are to uncover the connection between the victims and catch the murderer before he kills again.

Arne Dahl is an award-winning Swedish crime novelist and literary critic.The Blinded Manis the first book in the Intercrime series, adaptations of which the BBC will be screening in the slot that madeThe Killing,BorgenandThe Bridgeinto household names.

Tiina Nunnally has translated more than fifty books from Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.