On KCSM, starring Trond Espen Seim. A wealthy couple hires Veum, a PI, to locate and return their runaway daughter, Lisa. He promises to take her to the hospital after a brief stop at her parents, but they prevent her leaving. The neighbors then accost him and beg him to find their son.
Despite his refusal, he ends up looking for the kid, and finds him stabbed to death in a hotel room. Lisa seems to have been the last one to have seen him, and the prime suspect. He seems to have a very soft spot for her, and protects her while trying to find the killer. The cops suspect the obvious - he was in deep debt to the local thug, the Mink. But Veum suspects it's a completely different crime, with a deeper motive.
Veum is a real trip! We both liked him. The man has balls, especially during the confrontation with the Mink. Like similar TV characters, he shares a single-minded borderline-obsessive trait for going after the truth despite the cost. He also brings a charming dry wit. We like the Seim actor, but don't know if he's portrayed like the books - no Swedish readers here.
Looking forward to more!
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