Вивека Стен – лучшие книги

Два трупа подряд? На Сандхамне, в этом островном дачном раю? Невозможно поверить… И тем не менее, это правда. К берегу прибило запутавшееся в рыболовных сетях тело незнакомца с материка; тот пропал несколько месяцев назад. Выглядит как несчастный случай. Но затем в гостинице обнаружена избитая до смерти обнаженная женщина – это кузина погибшего, которую полиция еще недавно допрашивала в Стокгольме в связи с гибелью двоюродного брата. Переживший семейную трагедию и едва выбравшийся из кошмарной депрессии инспектор Томас Андреассон должен найти связь между двумя смертями – ведь ее не может не быть… Зачем родственники-чужаки прибыли на остров…

Es ist tiefster Winter auf Sandhamn, ein eisiger Sturm fegt durch die leeren Straßen. An Heiligabend nimmt eine verängstigte Frau das letzte Schiff auf die Insel. Als man ihre gefrorene Leiche am nächsten Tag vor dem Seglerhotel findet, wird Thomas Andreasson nach Sandhamn gerufen. Seine Ermittlungen ergeben, dass es sich bei dem Opfer um eine prominente Kriegsberichterstatterin handelt, die zahlreichen Morddrohungen ausgesetzt war. Fremdenfeindliche Zwischentöne und ein besonders professioneller Mörder machen den Fall für Thomas noch verzwickter. Da geschieht ein zweiter Mord … In der Zwischenzeit kämpft Thomas’ Jugendfreundin Nora mit…

When two cold case disappearances are reopened, a decade of deadly secrets is unearthed on Sandhamn Island in the #1 bestselling thriller by Viveca Sten, author of In Bad Company. A woman’s skeletal remains are excavated on an uninhabited island in Sandhamn’s archipelago, and Thomas Andreasson is called to officially investigate. But his best friend, Nora Linde, can’t help but get involved. On leave after her last case took a dark turn, Nora is tortured by depression, nightmares, and guilt. Her marriage fractured, her pride chipped away, Nora could find redemption in this investigation. Then evidence suggests two possible cold cases…

Sandhamn Island’s archipelago is a beautiful place to visit. For a mother on the run, it’s the only place to hide in a novel of escalating suspense by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of Still Waters. Building a case against Andreis Kovač is a risky strategy for prosecutor Nora Linde. A violent key player in Stockholm’s drug trade and untouchable when it comes to financial crimes, he has the best defense money can buy. To topple Andreis’s empire, Nora’s working a different angle. It’s personal. Nora’s critical witness is Andreis’s wife, Mina—if she’ll testify. Mina has suffered her husband’s rage too long. It’s nearly cost her her…

A shocking abduction rocks idyllic Sandhamn Island in an enthralling novel of suspense by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of In the Heat of the Moment. With the summer season on Sandhamn comes an unsettling mystery for Detective Inspector Thomas Andreasson. A bullied young boy has vanished from a sailing camp on neighboring Lökholmen Island. Has the terrorized eleven-year-old run away? Or, in this isolated vacation spot where strangers lurk, is it something more ominous? The disappearance has also captured the interest of Thomas’s longtime friend, attorney Nora Linde. The missing child happens to be the son of her latest client,…

What do the new arrivals on Sandhamn Island have to fear? Their own secrets—in this gripping novel of suspense by the bestselling author of In the Heat of the Moment. The new summer house on Sandhamn Island is an architectural dream for its owner, Carsten Jonsson. It’s a nightmare for the locals. The venture capitalist has flouted local traditions, property lines, and the natural beauty of the coastline. He’s also too wealthy and arrogant to heed the anonymous warnings to leave. The threats escalate when his guest lodge is burned to the ground and an unidentifiable corpse is found in the charred ruins. Detective Inspector Thomas…

What’s a lie among friends? It’s murder—in this riveting thriller by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of Tonight You’re Dead… It’s Midsummer’s Eve, the celebration of the longest day of the year, and on Sandhamn it’s the longest party of the year. But the fun comes to a dead halt when a young reveler is murdered, a teenage girl is found drugged and dazed on the beach, and other young women vanish. So far, what links the victims is a mystery. For Nora Linde and her new boyfriend, Jonas Sköld, the crimes are personal: one of the missing girls is Wilma, Jonas’s daughter. And her disappearance could test Nora and Jonas’s relationship in ways…

Soon to be divorced, attorney Nora Linde is finding her way as a single mother, and even falling in love again, when she’s asked by her childhood friend Detective Thomas Andreasson to help in a disturbing investigation. Marcus Nielsen, a university student, has apparently committed suicide, but it’s what he’s left behind that’s so suspicious and damning: his research into the Coastal Rangers, an elite military group where, in 1976, a young cadet died under questionable circumstances, a sadistic sergeant went free, and a case went cold. When two of Nielsen’s contacts are also found dead—and diaries of their tortuous training turn up…

It’s a beautiful day for a regatta—until one of Sandhamn Island’s most prestigious residents is killed aboard his sailing yacht. Oscar Juliander was a rich lawyer and deputy chairman of the prestigious Royal Swedish Yacht Club. While at first his death seems like a tragic accident, there is evidence of foul play. Police detective Thomas Andreasson teams up with local lawyer Nora Linde to investigate. As they work to uncover clues, they face resistance from an elite world where nothing but appearance matters. When the rich and powerful inhabitants of Sweden’s idyllic island getaway come under scrutiny, Thomas and Nora must work closely…

En mörk höstkväll försvinner en ung flicka spårlöst på Sandhamn. Kriminalinspektör Thomas Andreasson från Nackapolisen deltar i sökandet, som försvåras av stormar och regn. Efter några dygn ger polisen upp. Det antas att flickan har drunknat, att hon tagit livet av sig. Några månader senare är Sandhamn inbäddat i snö och is. Thomas barndomsvän Nora Linde har av en slump fått reda på att hennes man varit otrogen. Förtvivlad åker hon ut till ön med sina söner för att få tänka i lugn och ro. När barnen en dag leker ute i skogen gör de ett makabert fynd. Det är den förvunna flickan som har bragts om livet och skändats på ett fruktansvärt…