Marked For Life - Hardcover

Emelie Schepp

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848455178 ISBN 13: 9781848455177

Publisher: MIRA Harlequin, 2016

Synopsis

When a high-ranking head of the migration board is found shot to death in his living room, there is no shortage of suspects, including his wife. But no one expects to find the mysterious child-sized handprint in the childless home.

Public prosecutor Jana Berzelius steps in to lead the investigation. Young and brilliant but emotionally cold, Berzelius, like her famous prosecutor father, won't be swayed by the hysterical widow or intimidated by the threatening letters the victim had tried to hide. Jana is steely, aloof, impenetrable. That is, until the next body is found…

A few days later on a nearby deserted shoreline, the body of a preteen boy is discovered, and with him, the murder weapon that killed him and the original victim. Berzelius is drawn more deeply into the case for as she attends his autopsy, she recognizes something strangely familiar in his small, scarred, heroin-riddled body. Cut deep into his flesh are initials that scream child trafficking and trigger in her a flash of memory of her own dark, fear-ridden past. Her connection to this boy has been carved with deliberation and malice that penetrate to her very core.

Now, to protect her own hidden past, she must find the suspect behind these murders, before the police do.

International bestselling author Emelie Schepp introduces us to the enigmatic, unforgettable Jana Berzelius in this first novel of a chilling trilogy

About this title

About the Author

EMELIE SCHEPP is an international bestselling Nordic crime author with a career in marketing, publicity and project management. She lives with her husband and two children in Sweden. www.EmelieSchepp.se

Review

Swedish author Schepp makes her U.S. debut with this stellar first in a crime trilogy.... Schepp couples an insightful look at the personal and professional lives of her characters with an unflinching multi-layered plot loaded with surprises."--Publishers WeeklyStarred Review

"Emelie Schepp's plot complexity is worthy of a Nesbø or Kepler." -DAST Magazine

"A page-turner you can't put down." -TV4

"Captures you from the first page and never lets go. Gradually, layer after layer of human evil is revealed. An impressive debut! " -Bestselling Nordic authors Cilla and Rolf Börjlind

"A fast-paced thriller with a good blend of police procedure, the draw of a ninja-strong female lead, and enough adrenaline to make a good night's sleep a near impossibility." -Booklist

"One of the best crime novels I have ever read!" -Anna Jansson, bestselling Nordic author of Killer's Island

"This debut novel captivates the reader from the first moment and is impossible to put down." -Detective Magazine

Edition details

• Publisher: MIRA Harlequin
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848455178
• ISBN 13: 9781848455177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384