The next installment from #1 New York Times bestselling author Liza Marklund. Police Officer Nina Hoffman finds her fellow officer David Lindholm naked on his bed with bullets through his head and stomach. Next to the body is his wife, Julia. The traumatized Julia rambles on about a woman entering the house, killing David and running off with her son, but all the evidence seems to point in Julia’s direction. Annika Bengtzon covers the case and is drawn in headfirst when she sees that Julia is about to be falsely charged. Working against the clock, Annika must clear Julia’s name and find her missing son.
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Liza Marklund is Scandinavia's undisputed queen of crime fiction, an internationally bestselling author whose gripping novels often center on the tenacious reporter Annika Bengtzon. Drawing on her extensive background as an investigative journalist, her work delves into urgent issues concerning women's and children's rights, bringing a sharp social consciousness to thrilling narratives. Marklund masterfully weaves compelling plots with a deep understanding of societal complexities, establishing her as a distinctive voice in the thriller genre. Her ability to craft resonant stories that captivate readers globally solidifies her reputation as a premier contemporary crime writer.







The most famous police officer in Sweden is found murdered in his bed. His 4-year-old son has vanished without a trace. His wife, Julia is under suspicion and no one believes her when she says she is innocent. No one except her best friend Nina, also a police officer. And possibly news reporter Annika Bengtzon. But if Julia is telling the truth, where is their son?
Last Will
- 544 pages
- 20 hours of reading
It is a frosty December night in Stockholm. Inside the City Hall, over a thousand guests attend the prestigious Nobel Prizewinners' dinner. But things are different tonight. Two shots are fired on the dance floor. Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is there, covering the event for the Evening Post.
Postcard Killers
- 516 pages
- 19 hours of reading
NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughters killer.Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her fiance were murdered while on holiday in Rome. Since then, young couples in Madrid, Salzburg, Athens and Paris have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim.Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm and they think they know where the next victims will be.With relentless logic and unstoppable action, Postcard Killers may be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.
Studio 69
- 431 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The adrenaline-fuelled prequel to Liza Marklund's bestselling thriller THE BOMBER Eight years before the sensational events of THE BOMBER, fledgling reporter Annika Bengtzon has just started a summer job at a Swedish tabloid. Before she can even begin to get her bearings in the gritty, fast-paced world of journalism, Annika learns that the body of a young woman has been discovered - raped, murdered and abandoned in a cemetery. A powerful government minister emerges as the prime suspect, with the general election only a few weeks away. Fuelled by ambition, hampered by inexperience, Annika finds herself immersed in a steamy underworld of sex clubs, sinister power plays and a media feeding frenzy. This murder case could become Annika's breakthrough story - or the event that seals her doom.
Borderline
- 479 pages
- 17 hours of reading
In the newest thriller from #1 internationally bestselling author Liza Marklund, dubbed the "Queen of Scandinavian Crime Fiction," Annika Bengtzon tracks an unknown adversary through a web of lies and violence--bringing her face-to-face with a terrifying enemy. Annika Bengtzon is back at Kvällspressen's Stockholm offices after three years as the newspaper's Washington, DC correspondent. One afternoon, a young woman is found dead behind a nursery school in a Stockholm suburb. She is the fourth victim with the same characteristics: a young mother, stabbed from behind. In the editorial offices of Kvällspressen they sense a serial killer, but Annika dismisses it as a wild fantasy. Meanwhile, her husband Thomas is attending an international conference in Nairobi, Kenya. During a reconnaissance trip to the Somali border the entire delegation of seven European envoys is kidnapped. As the murder spree in Stockholm continues, Annika is dragged into a violent hostage situation that shakes both Europe and East Africa. When their unreasonable demands are rejected, the kidnappers begin to execute the hostages, one by one.
Vanished
- 528 pages
- 19 hours of reading
This is the third thriller from Liza Marklund, bestselling author of 'The Bomber', to feature Swedish newspaper reporter, Annika Bengtzon.
Red Wolf
- 512 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Mitten im eisigen Winter wird im nordschwedischen Lulea ein Journalist ermordet. Reporterin Annika Bengtzon vermutet einen Zusammenhang mit dem Angriff auf einen Luftstützpunkt in den späten Sechzigern. Gegen den ausdrücklichen Befehl ihres Chefs beginnt sie ihre Ermittlungen - das Morden beginnt. Während Annika sich immer weiter in Terror und Gewalt um eine kleine kommunistische Gruppe verstrickt, gerät ihre Ehe ins Wanken. Wie ehrlich ist ihr eigener Mann? In the middle of the freezing winter, a journalist is murdered in the northern Swedish town of Lulea. Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon suspects that the killing is linked to an attack against an air base in the late sixties. Against the explicit orders of her boss, Annika continues her investigation of the death, which is soon followed by a series of shocking murders. Annika quickly finds herself drawn into a spiral of terrorism and violence centered around a small communist group called The Beasts. Meanwhile, her marriage starts to slide, and in the end she is not only determined to find out the truth, but also forced to question her own husband's honesty
Prime Time
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Thirteen people are spending the shortest night of the year together in an isolated manor house. On the morning of Midsummer's Eve, the brightest star in Swedish television, Michelle Carlsson, is found shot to death in a mobile control room. The murder turns Annika Bengtzon's world upside down. One of the suspects is her best friend. Annika's boyfriend, Thomas, accuses her of letting the family down. Anders Schyman, her boss, involves her in a public power struggle. Meanwhile there's a killer on the loose - and a tense drama about to unfold in the public eye.
Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is woken by a phonecall in the early hours of a wintry December morning.As Annika delves into the details of the bombing and the background of the victim, there is a second explosion. When her police source reveals they are hot on the heels of the bomber, Annika is guaranteed an exclusive with her name on it.



