"Ein haarsträubend spannender, skandinavischer Noir-Krimi voller dunkler Geheimnisse und uralter Mythen - der dritte Fall für Leo Asker.
Rostiges Grabist der dritte Band der düster-atmosphärischen Krimi-Reihe des schwedischen Nr.-1-Bestsellerautors Anders de la Motteum Ermittlerin Leo Asker und ihre 'Abteilung für verlorene Seelen'.
Leo Asker steht eine Beförderung in Aussicht, und damit die Hoffnung, die Abteilung für verlorene Seelen bald hinter sich zu lassen. Doch dann wird ihr ein Cold Case zugespielt, der ihr zum Verhängnis werden könnte.
Zehn Jahre zuvor wurde eine Frau unter mysteriösen Umständen ermordet und in einer verlassenen Torffabrik abgelegt. Das Opfer weist verblüffende Ähnlichkeiten mit dem 'Graumädchen' auf, einer zweitausend Jahre alten Moorleiche aus derselben Gegend. Als nun - ähnlich mysteriös und wie aus dem Nichts - der abgetrennte, nie gefundene Finger der ermordeten Frau auftaucht, gerät nicht nur der Fall wieder in den Fokus, sondern auch der Ort: der mythenumwobene und vor Schauergeschichten strotzende Wald 'Rostskogen', der seit jeher, so munkelt man, Tod und Unheil über die Menschen bringt.
Erneut bittet Leo Asker den Lost-Place-Experten Martin Hill um Hilfe. Zusammen setzen sie alles daran, das Rätsel um die tote Frau zu lösen und die düsteren Geheimnisse des Waldes und der dort ansässigen Bewohner zu lüften ...
Unheimlich, ungewöhnlich und hochspannend: Ein aufsehenerregender Cold Case und ein schaurig-gruseliger Wald bringen das bewährte Ermittlerduo, Kriminalkommissarin Leo Asker und den Urban-Explorer- und Lost-Place-Experten Martin Hill, an ihre Grenzen.
Einmitreißender, beklemmender Skandi Crime - die perfekte Spannungslektüre für alle Fans von Arne Dahls A-Team und Jussi Adler-Olsens Sonderdezernat Q.
Die Krimi-Reihe um Leo Asker ist in folgender Reihenfolge erschienen:
Stille FalleEisiges GlasRostiges Grab"
"Skandinavisches Noir vom Feinsten - raffiniert, atmosphärisch und hochspannend ab der ersten Minute
Kaum hat Kriminalinspektorin Leonore Asker ihren ersten Fall als Leiterin der Abteilung für hoffnungslose Fälle gelöst, nimmt ihr Vater nach jahrelangem Schweigen Kontakt zu ihr auf. Der Prepper steht unter Verdacht, mit dem Tod eines Urban Explorers in Zusammenhang zu stehen, dessen Leiche ohne Augen aufgefunden wurde - und droht sich der Verhaftung ohne Hilfe seiner Tochter gewaltsam zu widersetzen.
Zur gleichen Zeit erhält Leos Kindheitsfreund Martin Hill den Auftrag, auf einer Privatinsel mit verlassenem Observatorium an einer Biografie zu arbeiten. Bald entdeckt Hill, dass es in der Gegend noch mehr Geschichten gibt - über mysteriöse Lichter und über Körper ohne Augen ...
Tough, nerdig, ungewöhnlich anders: der 2. Fall für Leo Asker und ihr Team von Außenseitern!"
"Willkommen bei Schwedens Dezernat für die wirklich hoffnungslosen Fälle!
Eigentlich steht Kriminalinspektorin Leonore Asker - Tochter eines durchgeknallten Preppers und einer Überflieger-Rechtsanwältin - kurz vor der Beförderung: Die Leitung der Abteilung für Schwerverbrechen in Malmö ist ihr so gut wie sicher. Stattdessen wird sie noch während der Ermittlungen in einem spektakulären Entführungsfall in ein Dezernat versetzt, von dem sie noch nie gehört hat: Ihre neuen Kollegen, allesamt Außenseiter und Nerds, nennen es nur 'Dezernat für hoffnungslose Fälle', denn hier landet, was bei der Polizei als unlösbar gilt.
Kurz darauf wird Leo ein Foto zugeschickt, das zwei Figuren in einer Modelleisenbahn-Landschaft zeigt. Das Bild ähnelt verblüffend dem letzten Instagram-Post der beiden entführten Teenager, von deren Fall Leo so abrupt abgezogen wurde. Weil ihre ehemalige Vorgesetzte nichts von Leos neuen Erkenntnissen wissen will, weiht sie ihren Kindheitsfreund Martin Hill ein, einen Experten für Lost Places. Sie ahnt nicht, dass sie ihn damit in größte Gefahr bringt ...
Wendungsreiche Fälle, atmosphärische Schauplätze und charmant-skurrile Figuren. Stille Falle ist der 1. Band der neuen, düster-mitreißenden Krimireihe von Bestseller-Autor Anders de la Motte."
"ONE TRAGIC NIGHT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
SOUTHERN SWEDEN, 1990
Five lifelong friends gather for a last farewell to their childhoods and each other at an abandoned quarry. The mood is effervescent, but under the surface tensions run deep as not everyone is ready to let go - or be left behind. When dawn breaks, only four remain alive. The police rule the death a tragic accident, but not everyone is convinced, and the incident remains an open wound in the community.
AUTUMN, 2017
When the old chief of police is replaced by Anna Vesper, a newly arrived detective from Stockholm, whispers and rumours about that night can no longer be silenced. Soon Anna is left with no choice but to ignore all warnings and reopen the case - while hoping her own sins won't catch up with her.
BUT SOMEONE WILL DO ANYTHING TO HIDE THE TRUTH . . ."
"IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
WINTER 1987
Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends. But her festive mood soon turns sour as she finds both old faces and new are keeping secrets from her. When a fire claims the life of her best friend, the beautiful and talented Iben Jensen, the scars of that night will remain with Laura for the rest of her life.
TODAY
With her aunt's death, Laura inherits the cabin village Hedda used to manage and is forced to return to the town she hasn't set foot in since the tragedy. Laura's presence stirs up repressed emotions in the small community and it isn't long before a series of arson attacks casts suspicion on her. Though Laura is desperate to leave, she learns her aunt discovered something about that fateful night not long before she died.
BUT SOMEONE WANTS THE PAST TO STAY BURIED . . ."
"You can always go home. But you can never go back . . .
Summer 1983: Four-year-old Billy chases a rabbit in the fields behind his house. But when his mother goes to call him in, Billy has disappeared. Never to be seen again.
Today: Veronica is a bereavement counsellor. She's never fully come to terms with her mother's suicide after her brother Billy's disappearance. When a young man walks into her group, he looks familiar and talks about the trauma of his friend's disappearance in 1983. Could Billy still be alive after all this time?
Needing to know the truth, Veronica goes home - to the place where her life started to fall apart.
But is she really prepared for the answers that wait for her there?"
"Southern Sweden: Beautiful countryside, endless forests, coastal walks, dark days - and even darker nights. But beneath the beauty lies a dark heart . . .
Skåne, 1986: On the night of Walpurgis, the eve of May Day, where bonfires are lit to ward off evil spirits and preparations are made to celebrate the renewal of spring, a sixteen-year-old girl is ritualistically murdered in the woods beside a castle. Her stepbrother is convicted of the terrible deed and shortly after, the entire family vanishes without a trace.
Spring, 2019: Dr Thea Lind moves into the castle. After making a strange discovery in an ancient oak tree on the grounds, her fascination with the old tragedy deepens. As she uncovers more and more similarities between her own troubled past and the murdered girl, she begins to believe that the real truth of the killing was never uncovered.
What if the spring of 1986 claimed more than one victim?"
"WINNER SWEDISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR.
The adrenaline-charged and suspenseful thriller set in a ruthless world where all means are permitted in the fight for power.
When a savaged body is found in the waters outside the governing party’s conference centre, the case lands on detective Julia Gabrielsson’s desk. Who is the deceased and why has somebody gone to such trouble to make sure the body is unidentifiable?
Officer David Sarac is a man haunted by demons. After a violent showdown that almost cost him his life, the policeman is being treated at a closed ward far from the capital. Soon he will permanently silence the accusing voices in his head. But a mysterious offer has David changing his mind."
"David Sarac is a police officer who has done something unforgiveable. But how can he atone for his crimes when he can’t remember the victims?
When David Sarac wakes up from a car crash in Stockholm, all he knows is that he is a police officer, he has done something unforgiveable, and he needs to protect his informant, Janus.
Natalie Aden is recruited to investigate Sarac. She becomes his confidante – the only person he trusts to help him piece the clues together.
But they’re not the only ones looking for Janus. And others will go to desperate lengths – and use brutal tactics – to make sure they find him first…"
"Play or be played in book one of the Game Trilogy , the Swedish thriller series taking the world by storm.
Henrik “HP” Petterson makes a living from a mix of petty crimes, the welfare and mind-numbing odd jobs. His only interests are marijuana, movies and online gaming. One hot and humid morning on a Stockholm train, HP picks up a mobile ‘phone. Unnervingly, the ‘phone refers to him by name and invites him to play The Game. In no time HP is embarked upon a series of daring missions. He loves the thrills and the rewards, but the stakes are becoming higher and increasingly dangerous…
Meanwhile, ambitious Detective Rebecca Normen is moving up the career ladder in the Swedish Secret Service. She’s troubled by the handwritten notes she keeps finding in her locker. Whoever’s writing them knows way too much about her past.
Inevitably, HP’s and Rebecca’s worlds collide. But if reality is just a game, then what is real?"
"Get set for the next level in book two of the Game Trilogy, the Swedish series taking the world by storm.
The Game has brought HP Petterson wealth and freedom, but his newly comfortable life is a little…unsatisfying. He misses the danger and adrenalin rush. When he meets the rich and beautiful Anna Argos in a luxurious Dubai hotel, life instantly gets more interesting. But there’s something puzzling about her. And there’s something unsettling about her mobile ‘phone…
Rebecca Normen is now heading up an elite bodyguard team and thinks she’s put her personal demons behind her, but everything changes when she learns of an anonymous blogger posting defamatory remarks about her.
As the walls close in on HP and Rebecca, old questions catch up with them. What is real? Whom can you trust? And how do you protect yourself from a threat whose existence you cannot prove?"
"Game Over: Will the conspiracy collapse or conclude with a deadly end-game in the concluding part of the Game Trilogy.
HP is now living off the grid, convinced he is being hunted by both the police and the masterminds behind the Game, with no one to trust and the boundaries between reality and the virtual worlds dangerously blurred. He resolves to complete one final mission in order to expose the Game and uncover the truth behind it.
Ousted from the police force, Rebecca is in crisis, self-medicating to cope with stress. When she finds a safety deposit box that belonged to her father, she is shocked to find that it contains a gun and several passports. She starts her own search for the truth: what is the connection between her father’s past, the Game and what is happening to HP?"
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