It is 1795 and evil lurks in the winding alleys of Stockholm. Tycho Ceton prowls the city, willing to do anything to survive and reclaim the honour he has lost. No one knows what he is planning next but Emil Winge, haunted by the ghosts of his past, is determined to stop him. Meanwhile, Jean Mickel Cardell is preoccupied with his own search for Anna Stina Knapp. She may have in her possession a letter which could have devastating consequences in the wrong hands. All the while, hell looms inexorably.
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Niklas Natt och Dag takes the contemporary Scandinavian crime story and gives it a startlingly gruesome historical twist. Set in 1794, a young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in a hospital, plagued by guilt over the death of his bride on their wedding night. Her mother, desperate for answers, turns to Jean Mickel Cardell, a one-armed watchman, when no one else will listen. Meanwhile, Cecil Winge, now deceased, has left behind a mystery that his younger brother Emil seeks to unravel by retrieving a missing pocket watch. Cardell enlists Emil’s help, but soon realizes the younger Winge may be more of a hindrance than an ally. As they dig deeper, they uncover the involvement of a mysterious slave trader in Three Roses' affairs, prompting a race against time to uncover the truth. This second installment of Natt och Dag's historical noir trilogy reunites readers with Cardell, Anna Stina Knapp, and the vibrant yet dark world of late eighteenth-century Stockholm, where the façade of splendor begins to crumble, revealing the sinister elements lurking in the shadows. The author, a member of Sweden's oldest noble family, brings a rich historical backdrop to this gripping tale.
The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.
Sebastian Bergman is teruggekeerd naar zijn oude leven en heeft nog slechts sporadisch contact met Ursula van de nationale recherche. Van zijn dochter Vanja heeft hij al vier maanden niets meer gehoord. Ze woont en werkt inmiddels in Uppsala, bij de plaatselijke politie. Dan wordt Uppsala opgeschrikt door een serieverkrachter die zijn slachtoffers verdooft voor zijn daad. Een van hen komt daarbij te overlijden en een ander slachtoffer pleegt zelfmoord wanneer de aanval zich herhaalt. De politie roept de hulp in van de nationale recherche en ook Bergman sluit zich opnieuw bij het team aan. De dreiging van nieuwe verkrachtingen wordt steeds hoger. Vanja besluit zich als lokaas in te zetten en zet daarmee haar leven op het spel. Maar de dader heeft nog een ander doel...
In the frozen expanses of northern Sweden, a church becomes the scene of a gruesome sacrifice: a man’s body, brutally mutilated. The victim’s sister, Sanna, stumbles upon the horrifying scene and quickly finds herself the prime suspect. In desperation, she reaches out to her old friend, Rebecka Martinsson, a sharp city lawyer reluctant to return to the small town she left behind in disgrace. As Rebecka navigates the tight-knit community, she must confront its dark secrets and unravel the truth behind the murder. This gripping mystery, filled with suspense and a chilling atmosphere, showcases Asa Larsson’s talent for storytelling. The narrative draws readers into a labyrinthine conspiracy, as Rebecka digs deeper into the town's hidden truths, facing resistance from its wary inhabitants. With echoes of Stieg Larsson's work, the novel promises to captivate fans of crime thrillers. Asa Larsson, a bestselling author with over a million and a half books sold, won acclaim for her debut novel, which earned the award for Sweden's best first crime novel. Her subsequent work continues to build on her reputation in the genre.