The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg

A young boy out exploring discovers the body of a woman. When the police arrive to remove the remains, they discover bones underneath that look like they come from two people. Patrik Hedstrom of the Tanumshede police station is the lead detective on the case and is able to pinpoint that the skeletons are of two women, Siv Lantin and Mona Thernblad, who disappeared in 1979. At the time Siv disappeared, a man named Gabriel Hult reported to the police that he saw his brother, Stefannes, with her the night she vanished. Stefannes commited suicide years ago and so cannot be responsible for all three murders. Still, having Patrik and his colleagues take a very close look at all the members of the Hult family seems to be the best way at solving the cases. When a teenage girl goes missing, it becomes even more imperative. The Preacher is the second book in the Erica Falck and Patrik Hedstrom series. The first book in the series The Ice Princess focused more on Erica. This book is a police procedural that reminds me of the Alan Banks series by Peter Robinson.