<B>From the author of <I>Burned</I> and <I>Pierced</I> comes a dark, thrilling novel that pits a struggling crime reporter against the demons from his past.</B><P>A brutal killing: An elderly woman is found murdered in a nursing home in Oslo. Bjarne Brogeland, who heads up the investigation, soon realizes that they are on the trail of a meticulous killer who has developed a keen taste for revenge. A killer who has only just begun…<P> <P>An anonymous threat: Trine Juul-Osmundsen, Norway’s Secretary of State and protagonist Henning Juul’s sister, is accused of sexually harassing a young male politician. As the allegations cause a media frenzy, Trine receives an anonymous threat telling her to resign. If she doesn’t, the truth about what she <I>really</I> did that night will be revealed…<P> <P>A man on a mission: Embittered reporter Henning Juul finds himself torn between the two high profile cases. He wants to help his estranged sister, but as he digs into their shared past, he discovers memories that haunt them both. Memories of a broken home. Memories of a dead father.<P> <P>And as the two cases collide, both of their worlds fall apart…