The first book in an intense thriller series featuring Inspector Hannah Kaufman.On her way to work one ordinary Wednesday morning, Inspector Hannah Kaufman is unexpectedly called to Stockholm South Hospital, where she's confronted by a far from ordinary event. Armed men are inside the children's hospital, threatening to kill one child an hour if their demands aren't met.Hannah and her colleagues face a dramatic hostage situation with enormous media attention. Meanwhile, ins...

The first book in an intense thriller series featuring Inspector Hannah Kaufman.On her way to work one ordinary Wednesday morning, Inspector Hannah Kaufman is unexpectedly called to Stockholm South Hospital, where she's confronted by a far from ordinary event. Armed men are inside the children's hospital, threatening to kill one child an hour if their demands aren't met.Hannah and her colleagues face a dramatic hostage situation with enormous media attention. Meanwhile, ins...

Brought to you by Penguin.With her beautiful flat in London, Alice appears to have it all. But beneath the surface, everything is unravelling: she needs money, and fast.Her boss Mina, the wife of a powerful MP, lives a life dripping with luxury – one Alice can only dream of. And she’s about to make Alice an offer she can’t refuse.When Alice agrees to loan Mina her flat for the night – she couldn’t possibly imagine what Mina is planning to use it for...

A missing child ... a tainted witness ... Jensen's darkest case yet ...'Dark deeds and deep secrets abound in Heidi Amsinck's Copenhagen. A white-knuckle ride into hell.' – IAN RANKIN'Amsinck's Copenhagen-set crime series is reliably excellent.' – MAIL ON SUNDAY'Relentless tension pulses through every page of this meticulously plotted thriller.'– THOMAS ENGER‘Nordic noir at its finest…outstanding…This is superior crime fiction’ JOAN SMITH, SUNDAY TIMES, PICK...

Brought to you by Penguin.The brilliantly uplifting, page-turning novel from the multi-million bestselling author of Geek Girl and Reese's Book Club Pick Cassandra in Reverse.If you could see your future, how would you live now?Margot Wayward is in manically gleeful self-destruct mode. Following the implosion of a ten-year relationship, she’s wilfully derailing her successful career, joyfully taking down men on dat...

'Traveling with Nyamayaro - from Tblisi to Montevideo - is both inspiring and maddening, seeing all that has been accomplished and all that’s left to do. Somehow, through it all, she manages to maintain an unwavering optimism - and a belief in the power of NGOs, education, collaboration, and even (gasp) globalism - that buoys the soul and reminds us that there’s no progress without progressives, no light without the torch-bearers.' Dave Eggers'From the first page to...

Shattered solitude and shocking small-town secrets...When Gothenburg detective Dennis Wilhelmson decides to seek solace on his childhood island, Smögen, peace is short-lived when a young man is found dead in the harbour basin.With the help of trainee officer Sandra Haraldsson, Dennis now has to dive into the biggest murder investigation the area has ever seen - all the while, a missing person case shakes up the town...Can the duo solve the case in time? And can Sand...

Frigid waters, frozen clues and one fatal crime.When the research vessel "Idun" arrives in Smögen's harbour one early winter morning, the head of research, Kaj Malmberg, is found dead in his cabin.Drawn into this murder investigation that puts their cooperation and important relationships across national borders at risk, Dennis Wilhelmson and Sandra Haraldsson race to solve a crime that threatens to shake the research elite.But is the killer in Smögen, or is he stil...

Scandals. Secrets. Silence.When the grandson of the great Herring King is found dead in a newly renovated pilot house on the beautiful island of Smögen, Nathalie Colette and Sandra Haraldsson are first on the scene.Ruled as a suicide, the case baffles them as the victim was set to inherit the large fortune from his father who has just passed away.But is it suicide? And if so, what is really going on in the old merchant's house on Smögenbryggan?´The Herring K...

Darkness descends over Sotenäs...When the daughter of an American ambassador is found lifeless in the famous marble pool on the small island of Hållö, the case lands on Sandra Haraldsson and Dennis Wilhelmson's desks.Garnering enormous attention from the public, not least from the White House, the duo is soon led to an old lighthouse on Hållö: a lighthouse with plentiful of secrets..."The Lighthouse Keeper" is the fourth book in "The Smögen Murders" series.

From Danish crime master Michael Katz Krefeld comes a gripping Nordic noir.In the eye of the storm, truth is her only anchor...Dr Maja Holm seeks solace in a desolate Norwegian coastal town, fleeing a turbulent past. But as her gruelling work hours and self-medication take their toll, she teeters on the edge.When a patient's mysterious death raises suspicions, Maja's intuition sparks a daring alliance with local TV journalist Stig Norland. Together, they plunge into...

As Swedish midsummer casts its endless light over a quiet university town, a series of murders reveals darkness behind its polished façade.When a young woman is found brutally assaulted, a white lilac clasped in her hand, Chief Inspector Sara Vallén is drawn into a case that soon becomes painfully personal.The victim's link to a notorious abuser makes it clear this is no random act. Suspicion turns to Evert Karlesson, known for cultivating the rare white lilacs found at the...