33 The living room of the Larssons’ house, when Nathan and Georgie were shown into it by the housekeeper, proved to be nothing like the living rooms they were used to. Not only did the room have a lounge area, it incorporated a library and a games room in one vast open space; shelves filled with books lined the walls on either side of the rear half of the room, with a pool table occupying the space in between. In the front half of the room was a comfortable-looking three-piece suite, and an enormous, wall-mounted, television, which was being used by Blossom and Polly Larsson to play some kind of dancing game on a Wii system - both were sweaty and out of breath, but appeared to be enjoying themselves. “Inspector.” The call drew the attention of both detectives to the pool table, where E

