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September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness—and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she's been summoned from Copenhagen to investigate the gruesome murders of eight young women. Even in the midst of unspeakable evil, these killings stand apart. And with her homeland now under Nazi occupation and a young son to protect, Elin can't refuse such a request.
Homicide Detective Kurt Schneider, head of the criminal police unit, is grudging in his welcome. The orders to find the killer come from the top, and to fail means death. The stakes are too high to risk any mistakes—or to trust a stranger. Yet the pair, trapped in an uneasy partnership, each has expertise the other needs. And Schneider, like Elin, is clearly guarding secrets of his own.
Racing to complete the investigation and return to her son, Elin feels the net tightening. Every sliver of evidence reveals a killer infinitely more dangerous, and more powerful, than anyone suspected. And in drawing closer to the terrifying truth, Elin has unwittingly made herself his new obsession...
A serial killer on the loose. A profiler with a hidden past. Trust is a luxury no one can afford.
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- ISBN: 9780369747884
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- ISBN: 9780369747884
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December 1, 2023
Robards's (The Girl from Guernica) newest WWII-set thriller sees psychological profiler Dr. Elin Lund summoned by the Nazis to Berlin, ordered to investigate a serial killer's brutal crimes. Detective Kurt Schneider is also called on to solve the case; if he fails, it will be at the cost of his life. Prepub Alert.
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May 15, 2024
Just as Nazi Germany is tightening its grip on Denmark in September 1943, Elin Lund is summoned to Berlin to help solve a serial-killer case. It is her second visit to the city; the first was as a teenager with her father, also a serial-killer specialist, and her mother, killed in a hit-and-run during the trip. Upon arrival, Elin is paired with Kriminalinspektor Kurt Schneider, who also has shadows in his past. He was an up-and-coming officer until reassigned to the Russian front. Wounded badly, he is now back in his former role and trying to make his mark, but he is under scrutiny by his higher-ups. As Elin and Kurt seek patterns at the crime scenes and in the evidence, they suspect that the killer identifies his victims at speakeasies frequented by the Nazi elite. They also see that the killer seems to have a schedule, and the next murder is looming. With much of the investigation taking place in the Nazi underworld, there is a darkness here which is lightened by the romance Robards weaves into the plot.COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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