Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface: The Eighty-nine Steps ix
5. 1. Death in Stockholm 1
6. 2. Blood on the Snow 14
7. 3. A Killer on the Loose 25
8. 4. Hans Holmér Takes Charge 39
9. 5. The First Main Suspect: The Oddball Schoolmaster 60
10. 6. Red Herrings 76
11. 7. The Kurdish Conspiracy 88
12. 8. Ebbe Carlsson’s Secret Investigation 98
13. 9. The Second Main Suspect: The Bayonet Killer 112
14. 10. The Trials of Christer Pettersson 132
15. 11. The Scapegoat Is Never Tarred 144
16. 12. Conspiracy Theories 158
17. 13. The Police Investigation Keels Over 175
18. 14. Did Olof Palme Know His Killer? 184
19. 15. Who Might Olof Palme Have Met? 196
20. 16. The Crime of the Century 209
21. Notes 213
22. Sources 227
23. Index 229