Cecilie Mars

***A Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Book of 2023*** When a newly promoted police inspector becomes the target of a blackmailer, she struggles to clear her name. But is she fighting for justice-or revenge? Police inspector Cecilie Mars is a different kind of cop. She has a heavy cocaine habit, fantasizes about vigilante violence, and constantly falls in love with men she shouldn't. Late one night, while tailing a suspect, Mars makes an ill-fated choice that has far-reaching consequences. Unluckily for her, her misstep has been observed and filmed. Now, an anonymous foe is threatening to reveal the truth unless she submits to his terrifying agenda. Inexorably, Mars is drawn into a sinister blackmail scheme that could derail her career. At the same time, she's haunted by the feeling that the shadowy figure behind the threats is well known to her-and growing ever stronger. But who is he? And how far is she willing to go to stop him before she loses everything? Perfect for fans of The Bridge and Netflix's The Chestnut Man, Darkness Calls is the first book in a trilogy of hard-hitting, big-city thrillers from Scandinavian King of Crime Michael Katz Krefeld.

In a city gripped by fear, a maniac who kills with surgical precision squares off against a detective known for taking no prisoners in pursuit of justice. A shadowy figure stalks the streets of Copenhagen, preying on unsuspecting single women. Each victim becomes another macabre addition to the murderer's twisted collection, sending shockwaves of terror through the Danish capital. Enter Cecilie Mars, the maverick detective newly thrust into the spotlight as head of the city's homicide division. Tasked with bringing this fiend to justice, she faces not only the relentless pressure of a fearful public but also insidious opposition from inside the ranks of the police force. As Mars and her team race against the clock to stop the carnage, long-buried secrets emerge that threaten to destroy everything she's worked for. Haunted by the specter of an unsolved murder from her past, she must confront her own demons while grappling with the ever-growing body count left by this remorseless killer. She'll either shut down his reign of blood or become the latest addition to the madman's trophy case. A harrowing tale of suspense steeped in Scandinavian atmosphere, Executioner's Dawn is the latest propulsive thriller from Denmark's King of Crime, Michael Katz Krefeld, bestselling author of Derailed and Darkness Calls.

The hunter becomes the hunted when police inspector Mars investigates a series of brutal murders connected to a secret society fueled by a hatred of women. When Denmark is rocked by a wave of bestial killings that strikes fear in the hearts of women across the country, police inspector Cecilie Mars traces the clues back to an unsolved rape case and a shadowy circle of men driven by a misogynistic fury that knows no limits. Mixing detective work with a quest for retribution, Mars quickly determines the law alone is not enough to stop the perpetrators. But her brash and uncompromising style creates new enemies-both within police leadership and near her home in Copenhagen's Nordvest area, where a gang war is raging. Things take an even darker turn when Mars herself is accused of murder. With time running out, she must summon every ounce of her courage to confront the anger that threatens to consume her, blurring the line between predator and prey. Beast in the Night is another propulsive thriller from the international-bestselling author of the Detective Ravn series and Scandinavian King of Crime, Michael Katz Krefeld.