Suspense

The Fire Pit

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The Fire Pit

The Fire Pit by Chris Ould
Published by Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio on September 11, 2018
Series: Faroes #3
Genres: Mystery, Suspense
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Synopsis

In the wake of a dying man's apparent suicide, the skeleton of a young woman is discovered on a windswept hillside. Detective Hjalti Hentze suspects that it is the body of a Norwegian woman reported missing 40 years earlier, while a commune occupied the land, and whose death may be linked to the abduction and rape of a local Faroese girl.

Meanwhile British DI Jan Reyna is pursuing his investigation into his mother's suicide. But as he learns more about her final days, links between the two cases start to appear: a conspiracy of murder and abuse spanning four decades. And as Hentze puts the same pieces together, he realises that Reyna is willing to go further than ever before to learn the truth....

The Killing Bay

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The Killing Bay

The Killing Bay by Chris Ould
Published by Titan Books on February 21st 2017
Series: Faroes #2
Pages: 462
Format: paperback
Genres: Mystery, Suspense
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Synopsis

When a group of international activists arrive on the Faroe Islands, intent on stopping the traditional whale hunts, tensions between islanders and protestors run high. And when a woman is found viciously murdered only hours after a violent confrontation, the circumstances seem purposely designed to increase animosity between the two sides.
As English DI Jan Reyna and local detective Hjalti Hentze investigate, it becomes increasingly clear that the murder has other, more sinister aspects to it, and that crucial evidence is being hidden. Neither policeman knows who to trust, or how far some people might go to defend their beliefs.

Newcomer

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Newcomer

Newcomer by Keigo Higashino
Published by Minotaur Books on November 20, 2018
Series: Detective Kaga, #2
Pages: 352
Format: hardback
Genres: Cultural, Japan, Mystery, Suspense
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Synopsis

International bestseller Keigo Higashino returns with his latest mindbender—newly transferred Tokyo Police Detective Kyoichiro Kaga is assigned to a baffling murder.

Detective Kyoichiro Kaga of the Tokyo Police Department has just been transferred to a new precinct in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Newly arrived, but with a great deal of experience, Kaga is promptly assigned to the team investigating the murder of a woman. But the more he investigates, the greater number of potential suspects emerges. It isn’t long before it seems nearly all the people living and working in the business district of Nihonbashi have a motive for murder. To prevent the murderer from eluding justice, Kaga must unravel all the secrets surrounding a complicated life. Buried somewhere in the woman’s past, in her family history, and the last few days of her life is the clue that will lead to the murderer.

From the international bestseller Keigo Higashino, author of The Devotion of Suspect X, comes one of his finest works of crime fiction yet.