Summary of Joakim Palmkvist's The Dark Heart

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#1 The beginning of the end is when a secret is exposed. The secret keeper must be made to feel safe, and they must be invited into your life. They must believe they are in control.

#2 Therese was tired of feeling like she was not in control of the situation, so she had decided to meet with Martin in person. She wanted the meeting to take place in a neutral location, at a time of her choosing, and in a context where she could have the upper hand.

#3 Therese waited for her colleague Anders to arrive at his house. She opened the door and gave him a warm hug, then gestured him inside. She did not lock the door, in case she had to quickly get out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669393474

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The beginning of the end is when a secret is exposed. The secret keeper must be made to feel safe, and they must be invited into your life. They must believe they are in control.

#2

Therese was tired of feeling like she was not in control of the situation, so she had decided to meet with Martin in person. She wanted the meeting to take place in a neutral location, at a time of her choosing, and in a context where she could have the upper hand.

#3

Therese waited for her colleague Anders to arrive at his house. She opened the door and gave him a warm hug, then gestured him inside. She did not lock the door, in case she had to quickly get out.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

On October 23, 2012, Maria Lundblad, 18, called the Swedish police’s nonemergency number to report her suspicions that her sister, Sara, was involved in a crime. She had gotten into a fight with her father before he disappeared.

#2

The interview with Sara and Martin was extremely contradictory and insensitive. They began renovations on Göran’s apartment just days after he went missing, and before they reported the disappearance to the police.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

When Maria made her call to the police in late October, Detective Jonas Blomgren had been visiting Göran’s house for six weeks. He had been a police officer for over a decade at that point and had seen most of what