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Echoes from the Dead
by Johan Theorin Marlaine DelargyOn a gray September day, on an island off the coast of Sweden, six -year -old Jens Davidsson ventured out of his backyard, walked out into a fog, and vanished....Now twenty years have passed, and in this magnificent debut novel of suspense--a runaway bestseller in Sweden--the boy's mother returns to the place where her son disappeared, drawn by a chilling package sent in the mail... In it, lovingly wrapped, is one of Jens' sandals--sandals Julia Davidsson put on her son's feet that very last morning.Now, with only a handful of clues, Julia and her father are questioning islanders who were present the day Jens vanished--and making a shocking connection to Öland's most notorious murder case: the killing spree of a wealthy young man who fled the island and died years before Jens was even born. Suddenly the island that once seemed so achingly familiar turns strange and dangerous... Until Julia finds herself facing truths she never imagined--about what really happened on that September day twenty years ago, about who may have crossed paths with little Jens in the fog, and how a child could truly vanish without a trace...until now.From the Trade Paperback edition.
El guardián de los niños
by Johan TheorinUna oscura historia de amor y un ardiente thriller psicológico. Cuando Jan Hauger se traslada a vivir a una pequeña ciudad de la costa este de Suecia nada se sabe de su pasado; es más, un elemento turbador hace sombra a su impecable comportamiento. El trabajo de Jan consistirá en ser el nuevo profesor de la escuela infantil de la clínica psiquiátrica Santa Patricia, conocida con un apelativo siniestro: Santa Psico. La guardería de la clínica es un lugar moderno y aparentemente idílico en el que apenas hay diez alumnos, todos ellos hijos de los pacientes del psiquiátrico. Los niños mantienen contacto con sus padres, pero siempre de un modo controlado, y Jan es el responsable de crear un clima de «normalidad» en un lugar plagado de malos recuerdos y accidentes inexplicables. Tras un período de prueba, Jan resulta ser un profesor indispensable, responsable y serio. No obstante, ¿cuál es la verdadera razón de que Jan esté en la guardería de un remoto centro psiquiátrico? Tal vez tenga algo que ver con Alice Rami, una residente del hospital. ¿Y cuál es la historia que esconde Jan? Porque hace años que Jan oculta algo: nunca se habló de los sucesos que tuvieron lugar en otra guardería, hace unos años, cuando llevó a un grupo de niños de excursión al bosque y volvió con uno menos# ¿Fue un secuestro? ¿Un asesinato? ¿O una desaparición? Así arranca una novela que es la crónica de una sociedad que esconde profundas cicatrices, la crónica de un crimen y de una historia de amor. La crítica ha dicho... «Promete arrasar.»La Razón «Una de las mejores novelas del año.»La Vanguardia «La última sensación del thriller sueco.»The Times
El último verano en la isla (Cuarteto de Öland #4)
by Johan TheorinTras el otoño de La hora de las sombras, el invierno de La tormenta de nieve y la primavera de La marca de sangre, llega el verano para dar cierre a El cuarteto de Öland El verano se presenta tranquilo y placentero en la isla sueca de Öland. Sin embargo, el paisaje y las costumbres han cambiado: hace años era un lugar familiar y modesto, donde muchos veraneaban en el camping regentado por el bueno de John, pero ahora parece que los turistas prefieren el lujoso balneario de la familia Kloss. El viejo y entrañable Gerlof pasa el verano allí, cuidando de sus nietos, cuando empiezan a producirse una serie de terribles incidentes que, una vez más, le obligarán a tomar medidas drásticas. «En el mar Báltico está la inhóspita isla de Öland, donde el clima es tan frío que en invierno varios de sus pueblos quedan desiertos, y donde la nieve y el viento pueden matar al paseante convirténdolo de repente en un témpano de hielo. Allí iba, todos los veranos y todos los invierno, un niño con sus abuelos. Al crecer, el niño se convirtió en escritor y quiso que sus novelas de crímenes se desarrollaran en el mágico escenario de su infancia. Ese niño se llamaba Johan Theorin, y sus novelas se han convertido en superventas internacionales, y le hacen sumarse al grupo de los llamados sucesores de Larsson.» Xavi Ayén, La Vanguardia La crítica ha dicho... «La novela sueca del año, misteriosa y atmosférica. Theorin arrastra al lector a Öland, territorio mítico.» The Times
La hora de las sombras (Cuarteto de Öland #1)
by Johan TheorinLa hora de las sombras es un thriller sueco de gran calidad literaria que nos transporta a un inquietante paraíso veraniego, un lugar remoto poblado de leyendas y mitos «¿Qué sucedió ese día entre la niebla? ¿Qué pasó, Jens?» 1970, isla de Öland, Suecia El pequeño Jens Davidsson, un niño de seis años que veranea en la isla, desaparece sin dejar rastro. Durante días su familia y la policía no dejan de buscarle, pero sin ningún éxito. Veinte años más tarde Julia, la madre de Jens, recibe una inesperada llamada de su padre, un marinero jubilado que todavía vive en Öland. Le cuenta que esa misma mañana ha recibido por correo postal un paquete que contiene un zapato de niño. A pesar de mostrarse reticente al principio, Julia decide regresar a la isla. Al reanudar la dolorosa investigación, Julia oye hablar por primera vez del legendario Nils Kant, un siniestro y temido delincuente de Öland que supuestamente murió, pero que algunos juran haber visto en el bosque al caer la noche. Poco a poco, lo que parece una idílica isla comienza a revelarse como un lugar misterioso y desapacible... Y Julia se encuentra sumergida en un crimen sin resolver que despertará fantasmas del pasado e incomodará a muchos. La hora de las sombras es el primer volumen de El cuarteto de Öland, una serie que lleva vendidos más de 50.000 ejemplares en España. La crítica ha dicho... «Un debut impresionante [...]. La maestría para recrear una atmósfera misteriosa es sublime.» The Times
La marca de sangre (Cuarteto de Öland #Volumen 3)
by Johan TheorinUn nuevo misterio enterrado entre las leyendas y las supersticiones de la isla de Öland, la isla más famosa de Suecia Es primavera en la isla de Öland y, coincidiendo con el regreso de las aves migratorias, Per Momer se instala en su vieja casa dispuesto a disfrutar de la compañía de sus hijos en un lugar tranquilo. Per atraviesa un momento difícil, que se complica aún más cuando recibe una llamada desesperada de su padre, Jerry, pidiendo ayuda. Cuando llega, el estudio está en llamas, y Jerry, aterrorizado, delira. Per lo salva, pero en la casa son hallados dos cadáveres calcinados y con las manos atadas. A partir de ese momento, Per tendrá que enfrentarse a oscuros secretos que vuelven a apoderarse de los habitantes de la isla; entre ellos están el viejo sabio Gerlof, marinero jubilado y conocedor de las leyendas y supersticiones de Öland, y Vendela Larsson, esposa de un escritor de éxito y espíritu sensible que arrastra un pasado tan infernal como los misterios que acechan la isla.
La tormenta de nieve (Cuarteto de Öland #Volumen 2)
by Johan TheorinUn relato inquietante y fantasmagórico sobre la tragedia de una familia y los secretos enterrados en la isla de Öland Un crudo invierno golpea la isla sueca de Öland. Katrine y Joakim Westin han abandonado la ciudad y se han mudado con sus hijos a la isla, donde han comprado la vieja y señorial casa de Eel Point, junto al faro. Sin embargo, su idílico retiro termina cuando el cadáver de Katrine es hallado en la playa. A partir de ese funesto día, Joakim tendrá que luchar para mantener la cordura y ocuparse de sus hijos. Además, la casa que a priori parecía el perfecto hogar se va convirtiendo en una maligna influencia para él. Joakim nunca ha sido supersticioso, pero ¿de dónde proceden los susurros que oye en Eel Point? ¿Con quién habla su hija en sueños noche tras noche? El fin de año está al caer y una terrible tormenta de nieve se acerca a la isla. Joakim teme que las historias marineras que ha oído sobre maldiciones en Eel Point sean ciertas... La tormenta de nieve es el segundo volumen de El cuarteto de Öland, una serie que lleva vendidos más de 50.000 ejemplares en España. La crítica ha dicho... «Evocador e inolvidable, Theorin es dueño de un sutil sentido de la amenaza que va creciendo en cada página.» Simon Beckett «El último fenómeno en Suecia... un best seller con tan solo dos títulos publicados.» The Times «El eco de los muertos confirma a Johan Theorin como uno de los mejores escritores suecos. Con su primera novela ya recibió el aplauso de la crítica, varios premios y se convirtió en un best seller. Con su nueva novela, un estudio de dolor, la pérdida y la vulnerabilidad, se convierte en el autor más sólido del género.» The Guardian «Uno de los acontecimientos editoriales del año en lo que a novela nórdica se refiere.» Publishers Weekly «Magistralmente escrita. Una joya de novela de género. Con Theorin uno tiene el impulso de recomendarlo a nuestros mejores amigos y familiares.» Good Book Guide
30 rote Kleider
by Johan Twiss Patricia Nathalie StrolenyWährend einer Lesereise sucht der Schriftsteller James Moore in Kambodscha außerplanmäßig Unterschlupf in einem Bordell, um sich vor einer verheerenden Sturzflut in Sicherheit zu bringen. Er und sein Übersetzer werden Zeugen von den Abscheulichkeiten, denen Mädchen, die zur Prostitution gezwungen werden, ausgesetzt sind - unter ihnen ein Kind mit einer besonderen Gabe. Zusammen kämpfen sie nicht nur, um die Mädchen vor dem Hochwasser zu retten, sondern auch vor dem gefährlichen Bordellbesitzer und seinen Männern.
Trenta vestiti rossi
by Ànon Johan TwissDurante un tour per il suo libro in Camborgia, l'autore James Moore, in fuga da un'improvvisa inondazione, cerca rifugio in quello che scopre essere un bordello. James ed il suo traduttore assistono alle atrocità che prendono vita in quel luogo in cui le ragazze, inclusa una bambina con un "dono", sono costrette a prostituirsi. Insieme lottano per salvare le ragazze non solo dall'alluvione, ma anche dalla minaccia che il proprietario del bordello ed i suoi scagnozzi rappresentano.
Faust: A Tragedy, Parts One And Two, Fully Revised (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Johann Wolfgang GoetheHailed as Germany's greatest contribution to world literature, Goethe's Faust drew upon a folktale and Marlowe's Dr. Faustus for inspiration. But in this epic version, Faust sells his soul not for magic powers but for a heightened sense of existence. Part One covers his pact with Mephistopheles and seduction of an innocent girl; Part Two relates his courtship of Helen of Troy and his salvation. Acclaimed translation by Bayard Taylor.
Our Kind of Game: A Novel
by Johanna Copeland“A riveting and suspenseful debut. Copeland’s contemporary take on the balance of power in relationships, and the desire for control, is not to be missed.”—New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Karin SlaughterA gifted new suspense writer makes her sizzling debut with this serpentine tale exploring all the ways in which men enact violence on women, how women try to reclaim their own sense of self, and the lingering effects on their children’s lives.2019. Stella Parker has the life she’s always wanted: a loving husband, two happy children that she gave up her thriving law career to raise, and a beautiful house in the tony suburbs of Washington, DC. But when her neighbor Gwen shows up at her door, claiming to know things about her, Stella’s life is thrown into turmoil and she’s forced to reckon with the dark secret upon which she’s built her life.1987. Julie Waits yearns to be a cheerleader—a gateway to a world of normalcy with best friends and sleepovers, and an escape hatch from life with her widowed mother, the terrible men she attracts, and the upheaval caused by their abrupt and constant moves. But when her mother decides those relationships are over, the past becomes a forbidden subject that Julie can never revisit.As Stella probes deeper into what brought Gwen to her door, the answer—and who Julie is to her—become increasingly, terrifyingly, clear.Filled with shocking twists and turns, this is a book that both asks what it means for a woman to be in control of her life while also highlighting the impact of small daily violences upon women, and the connection between physical and psychological harm.
Ali Baba Bernstein, Lost and Found (Ali Baba Bernstein)
by Johanna HurwitzThroughout a series of adventures, ten-year-old David "Ali Baba" Bernstein spends most of his time thinking about becoming a detective and getting a dog.
The Night Singer
by Johanna MoYou've got no idea what you're dredging up. You're going to ruin everything.The past is not going to stay buried in this unputdownable crime novel, the first in a series featuring Detective Hanna Duncker. Fans of Ragnar Jonasson and Ann Cleeves will be gripped by this moving and atmospheric crime novel, already a bestseller in Sweden.Hanna Duncker has returned to the remote island she spent her childhood on and to the past that saw her father convicted for murder. In a cruel twist of fate her new boss is the policeman who put him behind bars.On her first day on the job as the new detective, Hanna is called to a crime scene. The fifteen-year-old son of her former best friend has been found dead and Hanna is thrown into a complex investigation set to stir up old ghosts.Not everyone is happy to have the daughter of Lars Duncker back in town. Hanna soon realises that she will have to watch her back as she turns over every stone to find the person responsible...
The Night Singer
by Johanna MoYou've got no idea what you're dredging up. You're going to ruin everything.The past is not going to stay buried in this unputdownable crime novel, the first in a series featuring Detective Hanna Duncker. Fans of Ragnar Jonasson and Ann Cleeves will be gripped by this moving and atmospheric crime novel, already a bestseller in Sweden.Hanna Duncker has returned to the remote island she spent her childhood on and to the past that saw her father convicted for murder. In a cruel twist of fate her new boss is the policeman who put him behind bars.On her first day on the job as the new detective, Hanna is called to a crime scene. The fifteen-year-old son of her former best friend has been found dead and Hanna is thrown into a complex investigation set to stir up old ghosts.Not everyone is happy to have the daughter of Lars Duncker back in town. Hanna soon realises that she will have to watch her back as she turns over every stone to find the person responsible...(P) 2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
The Night Singer: A Novel (The Island Murders #1)
by Johanna MoThe scars from a family tragedy draw an estranged police detective back to her childhood home as a teenage boy&’s death quickly causes the past to collide with the present.Police detective Hannah Duncker didn&’t expect to return to her native Öland. She fled after her father&’s murder conviction and returns to make peace with her shame. She has a new job with the local police and a nosy new partner. A fifteen-year-old&’s death catapults her into a murder investigation that resurrects ghosts from her previous life. As she hunts for the truth, she must confront the people she abandoned. Not all are pleased to see her back home, and she soon learns that digging through the past comes with consequences.Author Johanna Mo crafts a breakneck island noir where secrets linger, guilt stains, and collective memory is long and unforgiving. Propulsive and poignant, The Night Singer explores the fallout of when good people do bad things.
The Shadow Lily
by Johanna MoDiscover the gripping second installment in Johanna Mo's internationally bestselling The Island Murders series: perfect for fans of Ragnar Jonasson and Ann Cleeves.When Jenny Ahlström returns from a weekend away to find her husband Thomas and their toddler Hugo missing, Detective Hanna Duncker fears the worst.If the young boy is still alive out there, he may not be for much longer.Though the small island is teeming with volunteer search parties, not every local has Hugo's safety in mind. And an estranged adult daughter is only one of the troubling secrets Thomas has been hiding from his wife.In the shadow of Hugo's case, an unsettling truth about the murder committed by Hanna's own father begins to take shape - something not only dark, but potentially dangerous.
The Shadow Lily
by Johanna MoDiscover the gripping second installment in Johanna Mo's internationally bestselling The Island Murders series: perfect for fans of Ragnar Jonasson and Ann Cleeves.When Jenny Ahlström returns from a weekend away to find her husband Thomas and their toddler Hugo missing, Detective Hanna Duncker fears the worst.If the young boy is still alive out there, he may not be for much longer.Though the small island is teeming with volunteer search parties, not every local has Hugo's safety in mind. And an estranged adult daughter is only one of the troubling secrets Thomas has been hiding from his wife. In the shadow of Hugo's case, an unsettling truth about the murder committed by Hanna's own father begins to take shape - something not only dark, but potentially dangerous.(P) 2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
The Shadow Lily: A Novel (The Island Murders #2)
by Johanna MoIt&’s a race against time as an island searches for a murderer and a missing childSmall-town police detective Hanna Duncker has a past. Her deceased father was convicted of murder and arson long ago, and she has taken up residence and resumed her police career in her hometown after his death. She and her partner Erik Lindgren are called to investigate the disappearance of a father and his infant son from their home while his wife was away on a weekend trip. As the investigation unfolds, Hanna makes a breakthrough in her ongoing private investigation of her father&’s crimes: a discovery that could change everything she thought she'd learned so far. In The Shadow Lily, Johanna Mo&’s follow-up to The Night Singer, we find Hanna even further entangled in the web of relationships and partial truths that trapped her father for well over a decade. Are guilt and innocence as definite as they seem? And can she handle yet another unravelling of her family&’s story?
Every Inferno
by Johanna ParkhurstDepressed. Defiant. Possible alcoholic. These are just a few of the terms used to describe fifteen-year-old Jacob Jasper Jones. Lately, though, JJ has a new one to add to the list: detective. He's been having strange dreams about the fire that killed his parents ten years ago, and he thinks he finally has the clue to catching the arsonist who destroyed his family. A murder investigation isn't the only thing the dreams trigger for JJ. They also lead to secret meetings with his estranged sister, an unlikely connection with a doctor who lost his daughter in the fire, and a confusing friendship with McKinley, a classmate of JJ's who seems determined to help him solve the mystery. All JJ wants is to shake the problems that have followed him since that fire, and he's convinced he must catch the arsonist to do it. But as JJ struggles to find the culprit, he sees there's more than one mystery in his life he needs to solve.A fascinating whodunnit about murder, family, and finding out who you are. Yet another great LGBTQ book about a gay kid living his life, instead of an issues book with a capital I. I look forward to more by this author. -Brian Katcher, Stonewall Award-winning author of Almost Perfect
Quartet for the End of Time: A Novel
by Johanna SkibsrudA “cinematic . . . page-turner and a compassionate analysis of faith, memory, responsibility, and consequence.”—Molly Antopol, Fiction Writers Review Inspired by and structured around the chamber piece of the same title by the French composer Olivier Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time is a mesmerizing story of four lives irrevocably linked in a single act of betrayal. The novel takes us on an unforgettable journey beginning during the 1930s Bonus Army riots, when World War I veteran Arthur Sinclair is falsely accused of conspiracy and then disappears. His absence will haunt his son, Douglas, as well as Alden and Sutton Kelly, the children of a powerful U.S. congressman, as they experience—each in different ways—the dynamic political social changes that took place leading up to and during World War II. From the New Deal projects through which Douglas, newly fatherless, makes his living to Sutton’s work as a journalist, to Alden’s life as a code breaker and a spy, each character is haunted by the past and is searching for love, hope, and redemption in a world torn apart by chaos and war. Through the lives of these characters, as well as those of their lovers, friends, and enemies, the novel transports us from the Siberian Expedition of World War I to the underground world of a Soviet spy in the 1920s and 1930s, to the occultist circle of P. D. Ouspensky and London during the Blitz, to the German prison camp where Messiaen originally composed and performed his famous Quartet for the End of Time.At every turn, this rich and ambitious novel tells some of the less well-known stories of twentieth-century history with epic scope and astonishing power, revealing at every turn the ways in which history and memory tend to follow us, and in which absence has a palpable presence.
The Sentimentalists: A Novel
by Johanna Skibsrud"A hypnotic meditation on memory . . . reaffirms the potential for storytelling to offer clarity and redemption." —New York Times Book Review In this riveting debut, a daughter attempts to discover the truth about the life of her father, a dying Vietnam veteran haunted by his wartime experiences. Powerful and assured, The Sentimentalists is a story of what lies beneath the surface of everyday life.
Calling Ukraine: A Novel
by Johannes LichtmanNational Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and author of Such Good Work Johannes Lichtman returns with a novel that is strikingly relevant to our times—about an American who takes a job in Ukraine in 2018, only to find that his struggle to understand the customs and culture is eclipsed by a romantic entanglement with deadly consequences.Shortly after his thirtieth birthday, John Turner receives a call from an old college friend who makes him an odd job offer: move to Ukraine to teach customer service agents at a start-up how to sound American. John&’s never been to Ukraine, doesn&’t speak Ukrainian, and is supposed to be a journalist, not a consultant. But having just gone through a breakup and still grieving his father&’s death, it might just be the new start he&’s been looking for. In Ukraine, John understands very little—the language and social customs are impenetrable to him. At work, his employees are fluent in English but have difficulty grasping the concept of &“small talk.&” And although he told himself not to get romantically involved while abroad, he can&’t help but be increasingly drawn to one of his colleagues. Most distressing, however, is the fact that John can hear, through their shared wall, his neighbor beating his wife. Desperate to help, John offers the neighbor 100,000 hryvnias to stop. It&’s a plan born out of the best intentions, but one that has disastrous repercussions that no amount of money or altruism can solve. &“[A] biting comedy&” (Vanity Fair) that calls to mind Garth Greenwell&’s What Belongs to You, Calling Ukraine reimagines the American-abroad novel. Moving effortlessly between the comic and the tragic, Johannes Lichtman deploys his signature wry humor and startling moral insight to illuminate the inevitable complexities of doing right by others.
Broken Force
by John A. BrayThe sequel to Blue Heat, this hard crime thriller by a former NYPD lieutenant is a must-read for fans of James Patterson, Michael Connelly, and Vince Flynn. One hundred kilos of pure heroin has gone missing from the Department’s Property Clerk’s evidence room in New York City. Shared, cut, and resold to gangs of criminals, it’s worth millions of dollars. Word on the street says this was an inside job. Now to figure out who. With time running out and a whole police force of suspects, Det. Clara O’Shea and her team at Operation Rebound turn to the DEA’s Dante Falconieri for help. Working undercover, Falconieri and O’Shea navigate through the criminal underworld of New York City, cutting deals, pushing narcotics, and gaining the trust of the drug rings Folconieri spent his career trying to bust. The duo find themselves fighting their attraction for each other, while pursuing the dangerous trail of Mafia gangsters and crooked detectives bent on thwarting the investigation. In this game of cat and mouse, there are no rules—and everyone’s a suspect. And Falconieri soon finds his own life is on the line. Praise for the novels of John A. Bray “An edge-of-the-seat ride. I loved it.” —Tom Kasey, author of Cold Kill
Home Front
by John A. BrayThe author of Flags of Our Sonsdelivers an immaculately researched, fast-paced thriller that plunges the reader right into the intrigue of the Civil War. A young and penniless boy, Johnny Madigan lies about his age to become a Union soldier. But after fighting his way through some of the most brutal conflicts of the American Civil War and surviving terrible wounds, Johnny now faces an even deadlier battlefield: he must fight on the home front. Johnny has proven himself a skilled spy. His commanders send him back to New York to penetrate an underground counterfeiting gang supplying forged US currency to the South. As he infiltrates the deadly cabal of plotters, he is sent to Canada where a murderous Confederate spy ring is plotting an armed uprising to take over New York City and hold it hostage—and so win the war for the Confederacy. But in Canada, it is impossible for Johnny to tell which side is which. Suspected by some of the plotters, he is seduced by the beautiful Letitia—a key member of the gang. Her orders are to expose him. Johnny dreams of returning to his childhood sweetheart, the girl who kept him alive as a destitute youth in the city’s slums. But Letitia is proving difficult to resist. At stake are Johnny’s heart, his life—and the outcome of the Civil War itself. “This is the Civil War in close-up, in all its fury and glory. A fantastic, captivating read.” —Richard Foreman, author of the Spies of Rome series
Ruins of War
by John A. ConnellA chilling novel of murder and madness in post-World War II Germany...Winter 1945. Seven months after the Nazi defeat, Munich is in ruins. Mason Collins--a former Chicago homicide detective, U.S. soldier, and prisoner of war--is now a U.S. Army criminal investigator in the American Zone of Occupation. It's his job to enforce the law in a place where order has been obliterated. And his job just became much more dangerous.A killer is stalking the devastated city--one who has knowledge of human anatomy, enacts mysterious rituals with his prey, and seems to pick victims at random. Relying on his wits and instincts, Mason must venture places where his own life is put at risk: from interrogation rooms with unrepentant Nazi war criminals to penetrating the U.S. Army's own black market.What Mason doesn't know is that the killer he's chasing is stalking him, too...From the Hardcover edition.
Spoils of Victory
by John A. ConnellFrom the author of Ruins of War comes an electrifying novel featuring U.S. Army criminal investigator Mason Collins, set in the chaos of post-World War II Germany. When the Third Reich collapsed, the small town Garmisch-Partenkirchen became the home of fleeing war criminals, making it the final depository for the Nazis' stolen riches. There are fortunes to be made on the black market. Murder, extortion, and corruption have become the norm. It's a perfect storm for a criminal investigator like Mason Collins, especially when his friend, CIC Agent John Winstone, claims that a group of powerful men are taking over the lucrative trade. But before he can fully explain, Winstone--and his girlfriend-- are brutally murdered. Determined to uncover the truth, Mason plunges into a shadowy labyrinth of co-conspirators including former SS and Gestapo officers, U.S. Army OSS officers, and liberated Polish POWs. As both witnesses and evidence begin disappearing, it becomes obvious that someone on high is pulling strings to stifle the investigation--and that Mason must feel his way in the darkness if he is going to find out who in town has the most to gain--and the most to lose...From the Hardcover edition.