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mouth while Anton carefully nibbled at one corner as he gave her a big smile.
    ‘They’re so different,’ said Anna, ruffling the hair of the two towheaded boys.
    ‘You reckon?’ said Erica sarcastically, shaking her head.
    She poured the coffee and set Anna’s cup down, making sure, as usual, that it was out of the twins’ reach.
    ‘Are you doing okay, or should I take one of them?’ she asked, noticing that Anna was trying to juggle the children, the coffee cup and the cake all at once.
    ‘No, I’m fine. It’s lovely to hold them close.’ Anna nuzzled the top of Noel’s head. ‘So where’s Maja?’
    ‘She’s glued to the TV. Her new great love in life is Mojje. At the moment she’s watching “Mimmi and Mojje in the Caribbean”. I think I’m going to puke if I have to listen to “On a Lovely Caribbean Beach” one more time.’
    ‘Adrian is obsessed with Pokemon right now, and it’s driving me crazy too.’ Anna cautiously sipped her coffee, afraid of spilling it on the squirming eighteen-month-old toddlers sitting on her lap. ‘What about Patrik?’
    ‘He’s at work. Suspected arson out on Valö.’
    ‘Valö? Whose house?’
    Erica hesitated before answering. ‘The summer camp,’ she said, unable to keep the excitement out of her voice.
    ‘Oh, how awful. It always gives me the creeps when I think about that place and the way they disappeared into thin air.’
    ‘I know. I’ve tried to do a little research about it, off and on. I thought I could turn the story into a book if I found out anything. But there’s been nothing much to go on. Until now.’
    ‘What do you mean?’ Anna took a big bite of rhubarb cake. She’d also been given her grandmother’s recipe, but she rarely baked. Practically never, in fact.
    ‘She’s back.’
    ‘Who?’
    ‘Ebba Elvander. Although her last name is Stark now.’
    ‘You mean that little girl?’ Anna stared at Erica.
    ‘Exactly. She and her husband have moved to Valö, and apparently they’ve started renovating the place. And last night somebody tried to burn it down. That makes me wonder.’ Erica had given up trying to hide her enthusiasm.
    ‘Couldn’t it be a coincidence?’
    ‘Of course it could. But I still think it’s odd. The fact that Ebba comes back and suddenly things start to happen.’
    ‘Only
one
thing has happened,’ Anna pointed out. She knew how quickly Erica’s imagination could jump to conclusions. How her sister had ever managed to write a series of carefully researched and substantiated books seemed both a miracle and a mystery to Anna.
    ‘Okay, okay. One thing,’ said Erica, waving her hand dismissively. ‘I can hardly wait until Patrik comes home. Actually, I wanted to go with him, but I didn’t have anyone to take care of the children.’
    ‘Don’t you think it would have seemed a bit strange for you to show up with Patrik?’
    By now Anton and Noel had grown tired of sitting on Anna’s lap. They climbed down on to the floor and dashed off to the living room.
    ‘Well, I was thinking of going out there to talk to Ebba one of these days,’ said Erica, refilling their coffee cups.
    ‘I can’t help wondering what happened to that family,’ said Anna pensively.
    ‘Mammmmaaaaa! Get them out of here!’ Maja cried shrilly from the living room. Erica got up with a sigh.
    ‘I knew it was too good to be true. This is what happens all day long. Maja is forever getting cross with her brothers. You have no idea how many times I have to intervene each day.’
    ‘Hmm …’ said Anna, watching Erica as she hurried out of the room. She felt a pang in her heart. Personally she could have done with a little less peace and quiet.
     
    Fjällbacka had never looked better. From the dock outside the boathouse where he sat with his wife and in-laws, John had a view of the entire harbour entrance. The glorious weather had enticed more sailing enthusiasts and tourists than usual, and scores of boats were moored close together