"Jedes Jahr am Karfreitag schreitet der Polizeiermittler Kristoffer Bark am Ufer des Hjälmarensees entlang. Er sucht nach seiner Tochter - vergeblich. Denn vor fünf Jahren verschwand Vera am Abend ihrer Junggesellinnenfeier spurlos, nachdem sie auf den See hinausgerudert war. Ihre Leiche wurde nie gefunden ... Als nun eine Tote auftaucht, die Kristoffers Tochter verblüffend ähnlich sieht, lässt ihm die Vorstellung, dass beide Fälle miteinander verknüpft sind, keine Ruhe. Und obwohl ihm bei der Polizei niemand Glauben schenkt, lässt sich der hartnäckige Ermittler nicht abwimmeln. Zu Recht, denn die Wasser des Hjälmaren verbergen mehr als ein einziges Verbrechen, und Kristoffer Bark wird sie in seinem ersten Fall aufdecken ...
Zusätzlich enthält die Hörbuchbox zwei weitere packende Fälle für Kristoffer Bark - ein absolutes Muss für alle Fans von Maria Wern/Kripo Gotland!
Die Box enthält: Leichenschilf (Fall 1) / Witwenwald (Fall 2) / Puppenblut (Fall 3)"
"Justice is blind. Vengeance sees everything.
Twenty-year-old Agnes has spent years living in the shadows of a trauma she couldn't name. Her only sanctuary is Ullsaxen, a secret online community where survivors find the one thing the legal system denied them: belief. But as the group grows, a darker shadow begins to fall across Gotland.
Acquitted predators and suspected offenders are being hunted. One by one, they are found dead, their bodies marked with a single, cryptic name: Erinya. Beside each victim lies a pair of wool shears-the jagged signature of a killer who has decided that the courts are no longer enough.
For Detective Inspector Maria Wern, the case is a minefield. Her own colleague, Jarita, is being forced to relive her nightmare as her attackers appeal their convictions. When one of the men walks free, the vigilante's message becomes clear: no one is beyond reach. But the real danger might be inside the precinct.
Reinforcements have arrived from the mainland in the form of a formidable investigator nicknamed 'Ragnarök.' Instead of helping, he seems intent on dismantling the investigation from within. As Maria uncovers evidence that Ragnarök is protecting someone at the highest levels, she realizes she is no longer just hunting a killer-she is fighting a conspiracy that could shatter the police force forever.
In the haunting twenty-first installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson explores the terrifying line between justice and revenge. On Gotland, the shears are open, and no secret is safe.
Trigger warning for sexual abuse and rape.
'With the page turner The Death List she is still on the top of her game. 5/5' - Litteraturmagazinet Sweden
'The Death List is a reader-friendly, fast-paced crime novel. [...] Anna Jansson really manages to depict the ethical dilemma through her characters.' - Lottens Bokblogg, blog Sweden"
"How far would you go to save your child?
On a secluded Gotland beach, a middle-aged couple watches a stranger pitch a tent. Day after day, he returns-always with a different woman at his side. The neighbors watch from their window with a mounting, sickening suspicion: Are these women guests, or are they prisoners?
The mystery takes a frantic turn for Detective Inspector Maria Wern when Cecilia, a woman suffering from a terminal heart condition, vanishes. Without her life-saving medication, Cecilia has mere days to live. As the list of suspects grows, Maria realizes she isn't just looking for a kidnapper-she's racing against a biological clock that is rapidly running out of time.
But the investigation hits a devastating personal note within the precinct. Detective Per Arvidsson's six-year-old daughter, Wilma, is dying, and her only hope is a heart transplant that may never come. While Arvidsson struggles to stay professional, his ex-wife is beginning to explore a darker path-a world of illegal solutions where a life can be bought, if you're willing to pay the ultimate price.
As the threads of the missing woman and the dying child collide, Maria Wern discovers a predator who is always one step ahead, playing a twisted game with the most precious resource of all: the human heart.
In the pulse-pounding twentieth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson delivers a masterful exploration of the thin line between love and insanity. On Gotland, the truth doesn't just hurt-it cuts to the bone.
'With the help of well-chosen details and a tremendous local knowledge, [Jansson] once again creates a seductive Gotland world populated with complex characters; a world where you as a reader are happy to return to.' - Borås Tidning Sweden"
"The judge is hooded. The sentence is ancient. And the execution has only just begun.
For Detective Inspector Maria Wern, the greatest battle is no longer on the streets of Visby, but within the walls of her own home. After a catastrophic accident leaves her husband, Björn, paralyzed and unable to speak, Maria is trapped in a waking nightmare. But when a young man's body is pulled from the frigid Baltic waters, duty calls her back to a case that is far more twisted than a simple drowning.
While Maria struggles to trust the mysterious personal assistants now caring for her husband, a deeper darkness is rising. On Midsummer's night, nineteen-year-old Elin Rute wakes to find her boyfriend murdered-only to be coerced by her parents into a secret that will haunt her forever.
The trail leads to the infamous Gallows Hill, an ancient execution site where the stones are stained with centuries of blood. A shadowy group calling themselves The Watchmen has claimed the hill as their private court. Their mission: to hunt down those they deem traitors and subject them to 'historical punishments' from a more brutal age.
With every execution filmed and broadcast by a leader who knows no mercy, Maria finds herself in a race against a killer who blends medieval cruelty with modern technology. As the line between her crumbling personal life and the gruesome investigation blurs, Maria realizes that on Gallows Hill, no one is ever truly acquitted.
In the haunting twenty-second installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson weaves together the ghosts of the past and the terror of the present. Some hills were built for dying-and the Watchmen are waiting for their next guest.
'Anna Jansson is a skilled and experienced writer who drives the plot forward with fast and efficient prose... she knows how to give us a fright, Anna Jansson.' - Gotlands Tidningar Sweden"
"What You Do Not Know is suspenseful from the very first page' - Dagens Bok Sweden
A billion-dollar report. A community at war. A disappearance that was no accident.
The late summer heat on Gotland is stifling, but the tension in the village of Åminne is at its breaking point. A series of brazen cottage burglaries has escalated into a lethal explosion, shattering the peace just as Detective Inspector Maria Wern moves into her new summer home. But the fire is only a distraction for a much larger crime.
The next morning, Sofi Hartman-daughter of Police Chief Tomas Hartman-vanishes from a desolate stretch of beach. Sofi is no ordinary witness; she is a high-level consultant for Region Gotland, and her upcoming report on controversial oil drilling could make or break billions in venture capital. Both radical environmentalists and ruthless oil tycoons have been waiting for her to speak. Now, someone has ensured she stays silent.
While the island erupts in protests led by Sofi's former lover, Tomas Hartman begins a desperate, off-the-books race to find his daughter. He knows the danger Sofi was in-stalked by a predator posing as a journalist and fighting her own internal demons-and he knows that every hour she is missing brings her closer to a permanent silence.
As Maria Wern investigates a brutal stabbing on the beach that hits dangerously close to home, she realizes the burglaries, the oil industry, and Sofi's disappearance are all threads in the same deadly web. In this explosive eighteenth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson proves that what you do not know can't just hurt you-it can bury you.
'Anna Jansson is undeniably a great storyteller.... What You Do Not Know is definitely one of her best detective stories.' - Litteratur Magazinet"
"A secret lover. A haunted rectory. A trap that's been waiting since the Stone Age.
Detective Inspector Jesper Ek is a man possessed. He has fallen head over heels for Julia, a woman as captivating as she is guarded. But Julia is a mystery with a past that won't stay buried. When her dark history finally catches up with her, a lethal trap snaps shut. Torn between fierce loyalty and a mounting pile of incriminating facts, the police department begins to fracture.
While Ek's life spirals, Detective Inspector Maria Wern is called to the ancient rectory in Lärbro to investigate a series of gruesome, ritualistic threats. The target is Alva, a young priest who refuses to take the danger seriously. But the evidence suggests a fanatic is recreating a 13th-century legend: the story of a priest-slayer who, according to local myth, still walks the Gotlandic earth.
As Alva and Julia's cases collide in a web of ancient runes and occult worship, Maria uncovers a connection to a prehistoric cult-a bond forged in a past that neither woman could escape.
In this eerie nineteenth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson masterfully weaves together modern forensic science and ancient rites. On an island where legends have teeth, Maria must find the truth before the past claims its next victim.
'Anna Jansson has a very unique style and an extraordinary gift. She will gently lead you into a world where anything and everything is possible. And you can't stop following.' - Peter Stormare"
"Privacy is a privilege. Shame is a weapon. And someone is always watching.
One storm-lashed October night, sixteen-year-old Hugo vanishes from the Gotland ferry. The search is called off, but a hushed-up witness report and a sister's intuition suggest Hugo didn't just fall-he was pushed. While the mystery of the missing boy lingers, a brutal wave of violence hits the island. An aging school photographer is left for dead in his home, his life's work-a massive photo archive-systematically ravaged by fire.
The investigation takes a devastating turn for Detective Tomas Hartman when his own mother is assaulted and left to die in the forest. Her only memory? The cold lens of a camera filming her agony.
As Detective Inspector Maria Wern takes the lead, the hunter becomes the hunted. She receives an email that stops her heart: a high-definition video of her own bedroom, filmed from the darkness outside her window. In a world where our most private secrets are just one 'send' away from public disgrace, Maria must track down a digital predator before her own life is uploaded for the world to see. Because in the age of the internet, the ultimate weapon isn't a gun or a knife-it's the truth, weaponized.
In this gripping sixteenth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson explores a chilling new frontier of crime. The killer doesn't just want to take lives; he wants to destroy them with a single click.
'Anna Jansson is a driven crime writer who knows the art of telling a story' - Ölandsbladet Sweden"
"A storm is coming. The clock is ticking. And the end is closer than you think.
It is June in Visby, and an unusual start to the summer has brought Gotland to its knees. Hurricane-force winds have severed the Swedish island from the mainland, cancelling all boat traffic and leaving the inhabitants trapped. Amidst the howling gales, the prestigious Politicians' Week begins with a bloodbath: a young woman, married to a rising political star, is found brutally murdered in her own home.
Detective Inspector Maria Wern is handpicked to lead the investigation, but she is fighting a war on two fronts. With her husband stranded on the mainland and the island's drug trade surging with a new, undetectable strain of domestic cannabis, Maria is pushed to her absolute limit.
But the real threat may be hidden in the ancient assembly site of Tingstäde. There, a secretive group has gathered to await the apocalypse, guided by a family legacy dating back to the 1700s. At the heart of their cult sits an astronomical clock from the days of the legendary inventor Christoffer Polhem-a clock that is ticking inexorably toward a final, predetermined date. And Maria soon realizes the murder and the doomsday clock are linked by a singular, terrifying truth.
In this gripping seventeenth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson delivers a masterful blend of mysticism and high-stakes suspense. On an island paralyzed by fear, the greatest danger isn't the storm outside-it's the darkness that has been waiting for centuries to be let in.
'Exciting and well written with nice descriptions of the surroundings and interesting character portraits.' - Allers / SWE"
"The war ended seventy years ago. The vengeance is only just beginning.
In the quiet harbor of Ronehamn, a ninety-year-old man is found with a bullet in his chest. Heinz Meyer was a pillar of the community, but he carried a secret that dated back to the darkest days of 1945. He was one of the German soldiers who arrived on Gotland alongside five hundred emaciated survivors of the concentration camps-a ghost army of victims and victimizers housed under the same roof at the Lärbro war hospital.
Decades later, the silence of the hospital wards has been broken by gunfire.
As Detective Inspector Maria Wern takes the case, she finds herself caught between a haunting past and a chaotic present. While she navigates the frantic final preparations for her own wedding, her children are at a summer camp that is rapidly spiraling into a nightmare. Amidst the turmoil, a mysterious, neglected girl named Mirela appears-a child of the shadows who seems to be a living link to a crime that time forgot.
Maria must untangle a web of historical trauma and buried evidence before the shadows of the past claim more lives. On an island where the nurses were once forbidden to speak the truth, Maria Wern is the only one left to uncover what really happened in the wards of Lärbro-and who is still willing to kill to keep it quiet.
In this gripping fifteenth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson delivers a powerful meditation on the vulnerability of children and the long, cold reach of history.
'A story well told, especially about the children' - Dagens Nyheter Sweden"
"This is a real summer thriller. Perfect for a hammock or at the beach. It's an exciting and well told story with good drive and interesting characters.' - The Bookworm
Some traditions are meant to be celebrated. Others are designed to kill.
Every summer, the Medieval Festival transforms Visby into a living relic of the past. But beneath the revelry and the torchlight, a secret theater company has claimed the St. Clement Church ruins as their private, midnight stage. At the center of their performance lies a 12th-century double tomb-the site of an ancient, bloody butchery. Now, history isn't just being reenacted; it's being repeated.
As part of a dark initiation rite, sixteen-year-old Malva is forced to spend a night sealed inside the cold stone of the grave. When she fails to return, her father, Mikael, turns to Detective Inspector Maria Wern. Malva's disappearance is the second blow to a family already shattered: her mother has been trapped in a coma for a year, a victim of a hit-and-run that left the family's world in ruins.
Amidst the hunt for the missing girl, Maria finds herself unexpectedly falling for a charismatic firefighter she meets at a festival party. But her heart and her badge are on a collision course. Her new lover is a member of the secret theater troupe, playing the role of a chaste friar with a hidden agenda. Does he hold the key to Malva's location, or is he the one guarding the tomb?
In this spellbinding thirteenth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson pits Maria against an obsession that has simmered for centuries. To find the truth, Maria must step into the shadows of the ruins and risk her life-and her heart-before the final curtain falls on another innocent life.
'An exciting thriller that asks questions.' - Östran Sweden"
"The flame has a voice. And it's calling for blood.
Eleven-year-old Leo knows that fire is alive. He watched it take his mother, and now, he watches it follow him. In the shadows of his new home in Visby, the smell of turpentine and the crackle of burning plastic become his only companions. To Leo, the flames aren't just destruction-they are a face trying to whisper a secret about the dead children in his mother's old photographs.
As a series of suspicious fires begins to consume the neighborhood, Detective Inspector Maria Wern is tasked with finding the link between a child's trauma and a political assassination. The latest victim-the wife of a prominent politician-suggests a motive of harassment and power. But the clues point toward a tighter, more intimate circle: a group of friends who have been inseparable since high school.
The investigation takes a devastating turn when the evidence leads Maria to the one man she never wanted to suspect: Björn, the brave firefighter she has fallen deeply in love with. Maria is forced into a dance on glowing embers, caught between her loyalty to the love of her life, and her duty to stop a killer.
In this haunting fourteenth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson explores the dark side of greed and the terrifying ways people weaponize vulnerability. On Gotland, the fire is spreading-and this time, Maria may be the one who gets burned.
'Anna Jansson is in top shape in this year's book.' - Swedish Radio, P4 / SWE"
"The smallest secret can shatter a life.
For the legendary glass artist Justus Hartman, the fire of the furnace was never just about craft-it was about a mystical obsession with alchemy that demanded absolute secrecy. For decades, he kept his apprentices in a tight, sect-like circle, guarding a truth that transcended wealth. But the pursuit of the 'Great Work' always has a price.
The peace of Gotland is cracked when Justus is abducted from his hospital bed in a stolen van. For his nephew, Police Commissioner Tomas Hartman, the case is a descent into a past he tried to bury. Returning to his uncle's glassworks, Tomas is confronted by the ghost of a lost love and a crushing guilt that threatens to dismantle his marriage and his sanity.
As Detective Inspector Maria Wern joins the hunt, the trail shifts from the limestone cliffs of the island to the mainland's luxury glass hotels. The discovery of a body displayed in a custom-crafted glass coffin confirms a terrifying reality: they are hunting a fanatic who is using human lives to complete a ritual centuries in the making.
In this spellbinding twelfth installment of the Maria Wern series, international bestseller Anna Jansson delivers a high-stakes race against time. Maria must follow her intuition into the heart of a killer's psychosis, even as she navigates the rigid friction of new command. With the investigation stalled by bureaucracy, Maria is the only one who can see the pattern before the alchemist reaches his final, deadly stage of transformation.
'Incredibly exciting' - Tidningen Kulturen Sweden"
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