The Cruel Stars of the Night

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This spell-binding story opens one snowy day when 35-year-old Laura Hindersten goes to the police to report that her father, the local professor, is missing. Police Inspector Ann Lindell and her colleagues can find no motive for the man's disappearance. And when the corpse of an elderly man does turn up, the dead man is not Laura's father.As single parent Ann Lindell searches for connections between these crimes, she is distracted by a new and very handsome colleague. And then Laura Hindersten finds herself making a sizzling attempt to seduce a very married man. Both romantic involvements lead to fireworks.When yet another man is murdered, Inspector Lindell realises a deranged killer may be closer than she thinks.

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"Compelling... the author's squad of detectives displays the kind of interdependency and fractious loyalty that endeared Ed McBain's 87th Precinct squad to fans for so many decades." - Publishers Weekly"

Author Bio

Kjell Eriksson is a master at making the pages turn faster and faster as the climax approaches. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed The Princess of Burundi, and with The Cruel Stars of the Night, readers of international crime fiction are about to enjoy some speed reading.