In Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leighβs edgy new thriller, Louisa Hancock thought she was safeβ¦but thereβs a new killer in town.
When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancockβs doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly anticipate the nightmare thatβs about to envelop her. The package is addressed to her fatherβan expert in Viking cultureβand inside is a ninth-century sword, a chilling thank-you note, and photos of two dead bodies in a tableau evoking a Nordic funeral. The gruesome images match a recent crime scene. But before the police can investigate the killerβs connection to Louisaβs father, Ward Hancock vanishes.
Sports bar owner Conor Sullivan wants nothing more than to spend his life with Louisa. Devoted and protective, he refuses to leave her side after her fatherβs disappearance. When a troubled young boxer heβs been coaching is suspected of the murders, Conor is pulled in even deeper. Desperate, Louisa and Conor take it upon themselves to find her father, but soon another ritualistic slaying makes it clear thereβs a Viking-obsessed serial killer on the loose. And he has a new target: Louisa.
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