In Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda
Leigh’s edgy new thriller, Louisa Hancock thought she was
safe…but there’s a new killer in town.
When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancock’s
doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly
anticipate the nightmare that’s about to envelop her. The
package is addressed to her father—an expert in Viking
culture—and 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
killer’s connection to Louisa’s 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 father’s disappearance.
When a troubled young boxer he’s 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 there’s
a Viking-obsessed serial killer on the loose. And he has a
new target: Louisa.