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Homicide Detective Olivia Addington has investigated some tough cases in her time. Now the death of a scam artist in the home of a frail, retired professor of Latin hinges on a chilling clue Addington and her officer-in-training, Sanford, almost missed: a jagged piece of broken crystal.
Her job is to catch a serial killer, she never expected to be covering for one. Detective Emily Sinclair has spent her life chasing justice, but when her childhood best friend Ava is brutalized by men who walk free, Emily is forced to confront a hard truth: the system isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as designed. Money buys verdicts, silence, and the right to destroy lives without consequence. That changes when those untouchable men start turning up dead. As bodies pile up, Emily finds herself erasing evidence, manipulating crime scenes, and walking a line between law and vengeance. She tells herself she’s protecting Ava. That justice, real justice, sometimes requires getting your hands dirty. Then Rookie Detective Ryan Hunter is assigned to her team. What starts as an obligation quickly becomes a complication Emily never saw coming. The more she tries to keep him at arm’s length, the harder she falls. When Ryan gets too close to the truth, Emily begs Ava to stop. But Ava has her own agenda, and Emily begins to fear Ryan won’t just uncover her secret, he’ll become Ava’s next victim. Now Emily must decide how far she will go to protect a friend, and what happens when the person you’re trying to save becomes the monster you can’t control? In a world where trauma breeds violence, Emily is about to discover that sometimes the greatest threat isn’t the guilty, it’s the ones we’re desperate to protect. TRIGGER WARNING - READ THIS FIRST This book is not for everyone, and that’s okay. This is a dark, suspenseful murder thriller. Despite having a romance element, it is not a romance with a thriller subplot. It is not a redemption story. It explores trauma, rage, misandry, and revenge. Content includes: Graphic violence and murder Sexual assault and trafficking Hostile views of men Feminine rage and misandryMostra libro
How far would you go to save your child? On a secluded Gotland beach, a middle-aged couple watches a stranger pitch a tent. Day after day, he returns-always with a different woman at his side. The neighbors watch from their window with a mounting, sickening suspicion: Are these women guests, or are they prisoners? The mystery takes a frantic turn for Detective Inspector Maria Wern when Cecilia, a woman suffering from a terminal heart condition, vanishes. Without her life-saving medication, Cecilia has mere days to live. As the list of suspects grows, Maria realizes she isn't just looking for a kidnapper-she's racing against a biological clock that is rapidly running out of time. But the investigation hits a devastating personal note within the precinct. Detective Per Arvidsson's six-year-old daughter, Wilma, is dying, and her only hope is a heart transplant that may never come. While Arvidsson struggles to stay professional, his ex-wife is beginning to explore a darker path-a world of illegal solutions where a life can be bought, if you're willing to pay the ultimate price. As the threads of the missing woman and the dying child collide, Maria Wern discovers a predator who is always one step ahead, playing a twisted game with the most precious resource of all: the human heart. In the pulse-pounding twentieth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson delivers a masterful exploration of the thin line between love and insanity. On Gotland, the truth doesn't just hurt-it cuts to the bone. 'With the help of well-chosen details and a tremendous local knowledge, [Jansson] once again creates a seductive Gotland world populated with complex characters; a world where you as a reader are happy to return to.' - Borås Tidning SwedenMostra libro
Irish detectives struggle to make sense of the evidence in this mystery that keeps you guessing. A relaxing sailing trip on his day off becomes anything but for DSI Mick Hays when a body is found at sea. The coastguard pluck the corpse from the ocean with ease, but establishing the dead man’s identity won’t be straightforward. And when pathology indicates he was murdered, Hays’ partner DI Maureen Lyons is put in charge of the investigation. Good forensics and a nose for trouble lead Lyons to a small hamlet in an isolated part of the coast. But the locals, who are running a smooth bootleg liquor operation, are none too forthcoming with information. Suspicions are raised when a known associate of the victim goes to ground. But who is he running from? The police or the killer themselves? Lyons will have to work quickly and solve the puzzle before another body is found. MURDER IN A SAFE HAVEN is the tenth standalone book in a series of thirteen featuring DSI Mick Hays and DI Maureen Lyons, which is set on the west coast of Ireland.Mostra libro
The past is a fire that never stops burning. At a desolate rest area in Kronviken, a woman's body is found - severely burned, unrecognizable, her identity erased by a melted blue cap. For Detective Inspector Maria Wern, it is a gruesome puzzle. For her colleague, Per Arvidsson, it is the beginning of a journey into a past he didn't know he had. While Maria hunts for a connection to a local arsonist, Arvidsson discovers a life-altering secret: he was adopted, and his biological sister, Pernilla, is still out there. But as he reunites with his long-lost family, he finds himself drawn into a world of fractured memories and childhood traumas that refuse to stay buried. In the shadows of the investigation stalks Pyret-a woman whose life was forged in the flames of a horrific childhood tragedy. When she witnesses a brutal assault that mirrors her own dark history, she is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Pyret holds the key to breaking Maria's case, but coming forward means risking the carefully constructed life she has built on the ashes of the past. As Maria and Arvidsson's investigations collide, they discover that some childhood refuges are actually prisons - and that a killer is using a shared history of fire and blood to settle an ancient score. In this chilling psychological thriller, author Anna Jansson proves that the most dangerous secrets aren't the ones we keep from others, but the ones we tell ourselves to survive. 'Black Butterfly is beyond a doubt Anna Jansson's most cleverly constructed novel.' - Nerikes Allehanda / SWEMostra libro
The forest remembers. The caves never tell. And some secrets refuse to stay buried. At Katthamra Manor, the line between myth and reality is dangerously thin. In the forest of twisted trees, compasses fail, clocks stop, and the locals whisper of 'The Little People' who lure the unwary into the earth. Nine-year-old Andreas Nilsson knows the woods better than anyone - and he knows a secret that could destroy his town. Carrying a stolen skull on his bicycle rack and haunted by the suspicious drowning of his brother, Andreas is playing a game he cannot win. Detective Inspector Maria Wern arrived on the island of Gotland seeking the quiet solace of a summer assignment to escape the wreckage of her divorce. But the peace is shattered just before Midsummer when Andreas vanishes after a party at a local fishing camp. The search leads Maria into the claustrophobic darkness of the Östergarn caves, where generations of school children have carved their names into the stone. Deep in the shadows, Maria discovers two names encircled by a heart - a relic of an old love that was supposed to be dead. As the town's folklore bleeds into a grim reality, Maria realizes that the boy's disappearance is linked to a decades-old betrayal. In a land where the clocks have stopped, Maria is running out of time to find Andreas before he becomes another ghost in the hills. In this atmospheric eighth installment of the Maria Wern series, Anna Jansson weaves a masterclass of psychological suspense, proving that while old love never dies, it can certainly kill. 'Keen-sighted ... Exciting and well written.' - Aftonbladet Sweden 'A deeply absorbing novel.' - Nerikes Allehanda SwedenMostra libro
Saving humanity means slaughtering evil. Anuja has to nail down the Professor before he boards an international flight. But while attempting this she leaves a tell-tale sign which leads straight to her doorstep. Is it time for Anuja to give in?Mostra libro
