The Flood

The Flood

Kristina Ohlsson

Kristina Ohlsson

From the bestselling author of THE DISAPPEARED and UNWANTED comes the newest thriller by the Queen of Scandi Crime 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? Kristina Ohlsson has already sold nearly a million copies worldwide. Now discover for yourself what makes her one of the world's favourite crime writers. Praise for KRISTINA OHLSSON, the QUEEN...
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The Chosen

The Chosen

Kristina Ohlsson

Kristina Ohlsson

In her phenomenal #1 international bestseller—fifth in the critically acclaimed and award-winning Fredrika Bergman series—"one of Sweden's best younger writers" (Los Angeles Times Magazine) delivers a tense, atmospheric mystery featuring an enigmatic killer rooted in folklore.On a cold winter's day, a pre-school teacher is shot to death in front of parents and children at the Jewish Congregation in Stockholm. Just a few hours later, two Jewish boys go missing on their way to tennis practice, and an unexpected blizzard destroys any trace of the perpetrator. Investigative analyst Fredrika Bergman and police superintendent Alex Recht face their toughest challenge ever on the hunt for a killer as merciless as he is effective. As they struggle to pin down a lead, someone or something called the Paper Boy—a mysterious old Israeli legend of a nighttime killer—keeps popping up in the police investigation. But who was the Paper Boy really? And how...
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Buried Lies

Buried Lies

Kristina Ohlsson

Kristina Ohlsson

 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’ BooklistBUT HOW DO YOU VINDICATE A DECEASED, SELF-PROCLAIMED KILLER? ‘Superbly crafted’ Daily Mail
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Silenced: A Novel

Silenced: A Novel

Kristina Ohlsson

Kristina Ohlsson

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.A teenage girl was assaulted and raped on a midsummer’s eve fifteen years ago. Cut to present: a man is killed in a hit and run. He has no identification on him and is not reported missing. The same day, a priest and his wife are found dead in an apparent suicide.Fredrika Bergman and her colleagues are assigned to all three of the seemingly unrelated cases. What is the thread of evil that connects them all?Silenced is a skillfully crafted and gripping thriller, where the casualities of one tragedy abuse the victims of another.Review“Expect Ohlsson to join Nesbo on most readers' can't-miss lists.” (Booklist (starred review) ) About the AuthorKristina Ohlsson is originally from Kristianstad in sourthern Sweden. She is a Counter-Terrorism Officer at OSCE (the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe). Unwanted and The Daisy are the first two installments in her crime series featuring Fredrika Bergman. She currently lives in Vienna, Austria.
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The Lies We Tell

The Lies We Tell

Kristina Ohlsson

Kristina Ohlsson

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.
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The Silver Boy

The Silver Boy

Kristina Ohlsson

Kristina Ohlsson

They thought ghosts didn't exist . . .But when Aladdin's parents discover food is being stolen from their restaurant, he and his friends decide to investigate.Soon, Aladdin notices a strange boy – dressed in short trousers, despite the freezing cold. But as hard as he tries to catch him, the boy always disappears – leaving no tracks in the fresh snow. Before long, Aladdin and his friends are pulled into a web of secrets and history, treasure and crime.Can they uncover the mystery of the curious Silver Boy?
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Hostage

Hostage

Kristina Ohlsson

Kristina Ohlsson

Shortly after a crowded New York-bound flight takes off from Stockholm, a bomb threat is found on board. Anonymous hijackers demand that the Swedish government revoke its decision to deport a Moroccan man. If their demands are not met, the plane will explode if it attempts to land. The US and Swedish governments must choose between negotiating with terrorists in order to save the four hundred passengers held hostage at thirty thousand feet, or to stand their ground and pursue the deportation of a possibly innocent man. Fredrika Bergman, familiar with the deportation case through her work in the Justice Department, now returns to the police force to act as a liaison between Police Superintendent Alex Recht, and the abrasive Eden Lundell, agent with the Security Service's counter-terrorism unit. But they soon realize that the plot behind the hijacking is far more complex than anyone initially thought. As the hours pass, the team are running out of options, and the...
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The Glass Children

The Glass Children

Kristina Ohlsson

Kristina Ohlsson

Billie is forced to leave the only home she's ever known when her mother decides they should move to a new house in a small town. Musty furniture and odd belongings fill the old, dilapidated building, the ghostly remains of its previous tenants - including two small glass figures, one boy and one girl. The neighbours and local community are hiding something, Billie can tell - a secret about the house, a secret of its past. Then Billie notices that the glass figures have moved when the house was empty. Soon after, a tiny handprint appears on a dusty table - the handprint of a small child. Billie is certain that they are being haunted. But her mother thinks Billie is making it up With the help of her new friend Aladdin, Billie desperately tries to uncover the house's dark, tragic history . . . leading her closer to the chilling truth.
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