The Root Of Evil - Chapters 29-32

[Nataliya]

“Barbarotti downed his last mouthful of beer for the evening and assured Sollén and Emanuelsson that they would get every last detail served up to them in the second volume of his memoirs – Looking Back: A Copper’s Life – which was scheduled to appear in time for the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2023.”

2023? That’s just about a year until we get to read Barbarotti’s memoir! 😆

[Nat]

Yes! Not long to go at all ☺

[Nataliya]

I liked that it is pointed out that all six are basically innocent as far as Troaë’s actual death is concerned. They should have not taken her without her grandmother’s permission, Erik is most certainly guilty of sexual assault or something of that sort on a minor, they made a bunch of stupid decisions, and should not have covered it up. But the death itself was not their direct fault. Grandmother — that was all our letter-writer, and everyone else quickly agreed to be one accessories to murder. But did Gunnar or Anna or Katarina or Henrik deserve to be killed for this? They all bear some responsibility for stupid choices, but I guess the murderer views it through a different lens. (Erik I’m leaving out of this question because of obvious reasons. She was twelve! Unless, of course, what we think happened didn’t happen — but it probably did).