In Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leighโs edgy new thriller, Louisa Hancock thought she was safeโฆbut thereโs a new killer in town.
When a mysterious package lands on Louisa Hancockโs doorstep, the Philadelphia museum curator can hardly anticipate the nightmare thatโs about to envelop her. The package is addressed to her fatherโan expert in Viking cultureโand 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 killerโs connection to Louisaโs 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 fatherโs disappearance. When a troubled young boxer heโs 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 thereโs a Viking-obsessed serial killer on the loose. And he has a new target: Louisa.
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