Flames in the Dark

Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill mother that he will get married She gets a stroke and dies Sjögren is affected by feelings of guilt envy and hatred towards the surroundings A series of mysterious fires have taken place around the school the last few months One of the students has seen Sjögren setting fire to a barn But can he convince the trusted biology teacher Nordmark expert of the criminal mind