Watkins Publishing
July 2026
On Sale: July 14, 2026
Featuring: Aijia; James; Charlie
400 pages ISBN: 1148534259 EAN: 9781148534251 Kindle: B0FWBCXCL7 Trade Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
A cold case unearths shocking secrets from the past in this gripping Nordic noir crime thriller, perfect for fans of Wallander and True Detective.
Detectives Charlie, James and Aijia bonded two years ago, brought together by their otherness as outsiders in their Helsinki precinct. When two cryptic cases come their way, their relationships with each other are thrown off balance.
The fifteen-year-old remains of a young woman are found buried in the woods. The crime scene hasn’t been preserved, her identity is unknown, and her killer is a couple of decades ahead of them – solving this case seems unlikely.
Months later, after the case has turned colder still, Charlie is disturbed when he is called out to another grisly crime – an apparent suicide. Charlie knows this should be James’ case, but from the evidence he is faced with, he starts to suspect that James may be more involved than he first believed. How far is Charlie willing to go to uncover the dark secrets surrounding him?
Set against the constant rain of a Finnish spring, The English Speakers is a noir procedural that tackles themes of identity, race, and belonging as it builds towards its devastating conclusion.
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