Kristina Ohlsson Libri

In una piovosa giornata estiva, sul treno carico di passeggeri che va da Göteborg a Stoccolma, viaggiano una mamma e una bambina. Poco prima di giungere a destinazione, il treno si ferma per un problema tecnico e la mamma scende per fare una telefonata, lasciando nella carrozza la sua piccola, addormentata. Un’imprudenza, perché il treno riparte e, all’arrivo, della bambina non c’è più traccia. A quanto pare, nessuno ha visto nulla e, dopo molte ricerche, non c’è che una conclusione: la bambina è stata rapita. Ma da chi? E perché?Le indagini, affidate all’ispettore Alex Recht, coadiuvato da Fredrika Bergman, una giovane analista investigativa che affianca il lavoro della polizia nei casi più complessi, si orientano, all’inizio, sul padre della bambina, un uomo violento e geloso, da cui la moglie si era separata in modo traumatico. Ma quando il cadavere della piccola viene ritrovato nel parcheggio di un ospedale, il caso si trasforma in un incubo. La bambina ha la testa rasata e, sulla fronte, una scritta: Indesiderata. Alex e Fredrika capiscono di avere a che fare con un pericoloso psicopatico che potrebbe essere già a caccia della prossima vittima.

"A man, wearing his daughter's wedding ring, is found in front of his fireplace, a bullet hole in his chest. A funeral director searches desperately for his brother - a man who doesn't seem to be missed. A woman struggles to protect her children and her life as her husband turns ever more dangerous. Fredrika Bergman and Alex Recht believe that these three cases are totally unrelated ... until they uncover a connection between these three people that changes everything. Soon Bergman and Recht are pulled into an escalating series of events where old sins return to haunt all involved. And someone is leaving them taunting messages ... but who, and why?"--Publisher

Series information from the publisher's author page.

Fredericka Bergman and Alex Recht are faced with one of their toughest challenges ever as they hunt for a killer who is as merciless as he is effective. The leads are diverse, but all point to the same place: Israel. And someone called the Paper Boy keeps popping up in the police investigation. But who is this mysterious figure? Could he possibly have resurfaced in Stockholm, now claiming new victims?

FIVE BRUTAL MURDERS IN TWO COUNTRIES. 'Hollywood blockbuster material...you'll finish it in one gulp' Metro A WOMAN CONFESSES TO THE KILLINGS, THEN LEAPS OFF A BRIDGE TO HER DEATH. 'Kristina Ohlsson is a rising star of Scandinavian crime fiction' Sunday Times HER BROTHER INSISTS SHE WAS INNOCENT, AND WANTS THE CASE REOPENED. 'Expect Ohlsson to join Nesbo on most readers' can't-miss lists' Booklist BUT HOW DO YOU VINDICATE A DECEASED, SELF-PROCLAIMED KILLER? 'Superbly crafted' Daily Mail

From the winner of the 2012 Stabilo Prize for Best Crime Writer of Southern Sweden, comes the second installment of the Frederika Bergman crime series. Frederika and her colleagues are assigned to three seemingly unrelated cases. What is the thread of evil that connects them all?

How do you choose who to save? Stockholm criminal lawyer Martin Benner is frantically chipping away at the false confession and fabricated evidence linking the deceased Sara Texas to a string of killings. Mio, Sara's four-year-old son, is missing, and Martin has been dragged into finding the child against his will. Meanwhile, someone is trying to frame Martin for murders he didn't commit. Investigators are closing in on him, and time is running out. The bodies continue to pile up, as the people with whom Martin has shared his story begin to die, one by one. And when it becomes clear that the identity of the killer and that of Mio's kidnapper are one and the same, Martin realizes that he cannot save both Mio and himself. He has to choose... The gripping new thriller from the international bestselling author Kristina Ohlsson, the queen of Scandi crime -- for fans of Camilla Lackberg and Jussi Adler-Olsen.

"HOSTAGE: Shortly after a crowded New York-bound Boeing 747 takes off from Stockholm, a bomb threat is found in one of the aircraft's lavatories. The demands are directed at both the Swedish and US governments. Police Superintendent Alex Recht teams up with the energetic -- and often abrasive -- Eden Lundell from the security service's counter-terrorism unit to deal with the hijacking. Fredrika Bergman, who is currently working at the Justice Department, returns to the police force to act as a liaison between the government and the police. The investigation team soon realizes that the plot behind the hijacking is far more complex than they initially thought. As the hours pass, Fredrika, Alex and Eden are running out of possibilities to save the plane and its passengers. The race against time also becomes a battle against the US government's fear of a new terrorist attack. And the plane is running out of fuel"--