Hella Mauzer was the first-ever woman Inspector in the Helsinki Homicide Unit. But she's been fired despite solving her first murder case. This is Helsinki, March 1953. An unusually long and cold winter, everywhere frozen sea, ice-covered lakes and rivers. In a port city flooded with refugees, who c
Pale as Death
โ Scribed by Heather Graham
- Publisher
- MIRA Books
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1488081883
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โฆ Synopsis
From the dark depths of Hollywood's past****
The crime scene is horrific: the corpse of a young actress, drained of blood and cut in two. LAPD Detective Sophie Manning's new case is high-profile and difficult --there's no evidence to work with. And it's a disturbing echo of the infamous Black Dahlia killing. Sophie is burning the candle at both ends, desperate to catch the murderer before he strikes again, when she starts to experience inexplicable visits...from ghosts.
Bruce McFadden has a particular talent that can help Sophie--he can speak with the dead. As a consultant for the FBI's paranormal team, the Krewe of Hunters, he's been tasked with Sophie's case and they're forced to partner up. But Sophie doesn't want his help, and she doesn't want to share his peculiar skill. And she certainly isn't ready for love, despite Bruce's attentions.
As the killer taunts the police, Sophie and Bruce will discover that the threat is closer to...
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