The Scapegoat

A wave of home invasions has struck the posh suburb Bromma just outside of Stockholm. As the break ins continue, the methods of the perpetrators become more gruesome. When a teenage boy is found murdered in his home, detective Emma Sköld is called to take on the case. Was this just a burglary that escalated to fatal violence? 

Suspicions rise around the maid who found the dead body. Or is it the Baltic guest worker who was arrested in the midst of a burglary attempt? Determined to solve the case, Emma Sköld takes matters into her own hands and puts herself and others in grave danger.

The Scapegoat is a contemporary thriller venturing into lies, secrets and revenge. How dire can the consequences be if you manipulate the truth?

The Scapegoat was the most listened to audiobook on Storytel in 2018 and won the Stora e-book prize.

This is the sixth book in the popular crime series about police detective Emma Sköld. The series has sold over 6 million copies worldwide and the books have been translated into 17 languages to date.

Sofie Sarenbrant’s hugely successful crime series has been optioned by Breakable Films.