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The next thrilling installment in the Annika Bengtzon series from #1
New York Times bestselling author Liza Marklund, who Henning Mankell called “Queen of Scandinavian Crime Fiction.”
In Lifetime, a “stunningly great” novel (BookReporter.com), newspaper reporter Annika Bengtzon was thrown headfirst into a murder case—as well as the search for her missing son. Now, The Long Shadow picks up where Lifetime left off: Annika’s husband has left her and she has fallen victim to shocking corruption. Due to the cover-ups of the police, her insurance company suspects Annika herself set fire to the house, and her money is being blocked until further notice.
Meanwhile, the home of a former hockey star has been brutally robbed, and Annika is assigned to report on the case. The thieves cruelly pumped gas into the house, killing the grandmother, parents, and their two children instantly. Annika makes a shocking discovery—a fifth family member is missing—and swears to find her at all costs. So she continues digging, deep into a family drama full of neglect, jealousy, greed, and danger…
Synopsis
The next thrilling installment in the Annika Bengtzon series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Liza Marklund, who Henning Mankell called Queen of Scandinavian Crime Fiction.
The inspiration for the hit film series, Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter, now available on Netflix.
In this follow-up to Liza Marklund s stunningly great (BookReporter.com) thriller Lifetime, newspaper reporter Annika Bengtzon is left to pick up the pieces after a shocking and complex murder case turns her world upside down and leaves her personal life in shambles.
Meanwhile, an intruder brutally murders an entire family on Spain s Costa del Sol, and Annika must fly to the glitzy locale to report on the case. Upon arrival she discovers that a fifth family member is unaccounted for. Soon, the killers are found, but they too have met their demise in the same grisly manner they killed the Soderstrom family.
Amid a culture weighed down by drug smuggling and money laundering, Annika must try to find the missing girl before it s too late."
Synopsis
The inspiration for the hit film series,
Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter, now available on Netflix.
In this follow-up to Liza Marklund’s “stunningly great” (BookReporter.com) thriller Lifetime, newspaper reporter Annika Bengtzon is left to pick up the pieces after a shocking and complex murder case turns her world upside down and leaves her personal life in shambles.
Meanwhile, an intruder brutally murders an entire family on Spain’s Costa del Sol, and Annika must fly to the glitzy locale to report on the case. Upon arrival she discovers that a fifth family member is unaccounted for. Soon, the killers are found, but they too have met their demise—in the same grisly manner they killed the Söderström family.
Amid a culture weighed down by drug smuggling and money laundering, Annika must try to find the missing girl before it’s too late.
About the Author
Liza Marklund is an author, journalist, and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Her crime novels, featuring the relentless reporter Annika Bengtzon, instantly became international hits and have sold millions of copies in thirty languages worldwide. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden, and Marbella, Spain, where she is at work on the next installment in the series. Visit her website at LizaMarklund.com.