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Marked for life. Trained for death. Some scars cut the deepest.

To protect her past, she must find the real suspect. Before the police do.

When a high–ranking head of the migration board is found shot to death in his living room, there is no shortage of suspects, including his wife. But no one expects to find mysterious, child–sized fingerprints in this childless home.

Public prosecutor Jana Berzelius steps in to lead the investigation. Young and brilliant but emotionally cold, Berzelius, like her famous prosecutor father, won't be swayed by the hysterical widow or intimidated by the threatening letters the victim had tried to hide. She is steely, aloof, and impenetrable. That is, until the boy...

A few days later on a nearby deserted shoreline, the body of a derelict preteen is discovered, and with him, the murder weapon that killed the official. Berzelius finds herself drawn more deeply into the case when, as she attends the boy's autopsy, she recognizes something familiar on his small, scarred, drug–riddled body. Cut deep into his flesh are initials that scream child trafficking and trigger in her a flash of memory from her own dark childhood. Her connection to this boy has been carved with deliberation and malice that penetrate to her very core.

Now, to protect her own horrific but hidden past, she must find the real suspect behind these murders, before the police do.

International bestselling author Emelie Schepp introduces us to the enigmatic, unforgettable Jana Berzelius in this first novel of a suspenseful, chilling trilogy.

"Emelie Schepp's plot complexity is worthy of a Nesbo or Kepler." – DAST Magazine

"A page–turner you can't put down." – TV4

"Captures you from the first page and never lets go. Gradually, layer after layer of human evil is revealed. An impressive debut! “– Bestselling Nordic authors Cilla and Rolf Börjlind

“One of the best crime novels I have ever read!” – Anna Jansson, bestselling Nordic author of Killer's Island

“This debut novel captivates the reader from the first moment and is impossible to put down." – Detective Magazine

Length: 384 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English

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About the Author

EMELIE SCHEPP is an international bestselling Nordic crime author with a career in marketing, publicity and project management. She lives with her husband and two children in Sweden.

www.EmelieSchepp.se

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Captures you from the first page and never lets go. Gradually, layer after layer of human evil is revealed. An impressive debut!

-- "Cilla and Rolf Borjlind, authors of Spring Tide"

Emelie Schepp's plot complexity is worthy of a Nesbo or Kepler.

-- "DAST magazine"

Schepp writes a story about child trafficking that is truly frightening. Readers will find themselves fascinated by the story and the twists and turns that follow.

-- "RT Book Reviews"

Schepp's fast-paced thriller, with a good blend of police procedure and the draw of a ninja-strong female lead, has enough adrenaline to make a good night's sleep a near impossibility.

-- "Booklist"

Swedish author Schepp makes her US debut with this stellar first in a crime trilogy...Schepp couples an insightful look at the personal and professional lives of her characters with an unflinching multilayered plot loaded with surprises.

-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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ASIN : B01E83Q5SA
Publisher : Mira (1 July 2016)
Language : English
File size : 954 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 384 pages

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- 2,559 in International Mystery & Crime (Kindle Store)

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John M

Fast paced Nordic Noir thriller with a great cast of characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 January 2018

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This is the first book in the Nordic Noir trilogy featuring the Swedish Prosecutor Jana Berzelius. The central plot concerns people trafficking into Sweden and what becomes of them, which intersects with Jana's personal history as an orphan adopted by the now retired Prosecutor Karl Berzelius, in whose footsteps Jana treads. It is a police procedural thriller with a cast of well drawn and interesting police characters who feature throughout the three books. The story is fast paced, easy to read, and reasonably well written. The plot is reasonable, although a little far-fetched for me, and a bit gory in places. However, despite it's faults, the characterisation, dark humour in places and action makes this a good read.

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Gwen Australia

This was not a good book.

Reviewed in Canada on 14 June 2018

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The plot was OK but the characters were underdeveloped and a bit ridiculous. And the writing was wooden, though that might have been the translation. It engaged me in the middle, but by the time I'd finished it I was sorry I had wasted my time.

Caro

Enjoyed.

Reviewed in Canada on 14 June 2018

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Well written. Enjoyed.

新しもの好き

前半は警察モノ、後半は冒険小説

Reviewed in Japan on 26 July 2017

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スウェーデン移民局で永年熱心に働いていた施設担当ハンス・ユーリンが射殺されているのを帰宅した妻が発見した。元有名な検事だった父の跡をついで女性検察官になったヤナ・ベルゼリウスがグンナー、ヘンリック、マリーといった刑事たちと一緒になって調べ始めたが、ハンスの評判は真面目と女性問題の両極端に割れ、近所の監視カメラにはポケットを拳銃みたいなもので膨らませた少年が写っており、ほどなく別の場所で射殺死体となってその少年と拳銃が発見された。サイドストーリーとして密航業者によるコンテナ運送とその中の大人、子供たちの悲惨な運命が挿入話として展開され、移民問題が絡む大掛かりなストーリーを予感したが、検察官ヤナは自分の養女としての生い立ちがその密航者仲間につながっていることを知り警察に無断で黒幕を追いかけて危険な目に会ってしまう。落ち着いた北欧警察ものと期待したが現実離れしたプロットでドタバタで終わってしまった。冒険譚と割り切れば楽しめます。なお、タイトルの「生涯消えない傷跡」は全編を貫くキーワードとなっています。

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Rebecca Garland

Don't bother

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2016

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Awful. Either badly written or badly translated. Overly descriptive. Just dreadful.

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