{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-power-9781542007665","title":"In the Shadow of Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do the new arrivals on Sandhamn Island have to fear? Their own secrets--in this gripping novel of suspense by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Heat of the Moment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new summer house on Sandhamn Island is an architectural dream for its owner, Carsten Jonsson. It's a nightmare for the locals. The venture capitalist has flouted local traditions, property lines, and the natural beauty of the coastline. He's also too wealthy and arrogant to heed the anonymous warnings to leave. The threats escalate when his guest lodge is burned to the ground and an unidentifiable corpse is found in the charred ruins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector Thomas Andreasson isn't sure if it's murder or a tragic accident. Until his friend attorney Nora Linde is drawn into the investigation. Nora's emotional investment in Carsten's fragile and fearful wife, Celia, is yielding a new level of suspicion: that the Jonssons are hiding more than anyone can imagine. Now Thomas and Nora must sift through the ashes of a puzzling crime and step into the shadows of a powerful family, whose deadly secrets are coming to light on Sandhamn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSten, Viveca:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSince 2008, Swedish writer Viveca Sten has sold more than 4.5 million copies of her Sandhamn Murders series, which includes \u003ci\u003eStill Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClosed Circles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuiltless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTonight You're Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Heat of the Moment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Harm's Way\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e. They have cemented her place as one of the country's most popular authors, whose crime novels continue to top bestseller charts. Set on the tiny Swedish island of Sandhamn, the series has also been made into a Swedish-language TV miniseries seen by seventy million viewers around the world. Sten lives in Stockholm with her husband and three children, yet she prefers spending her time on Sandhamn Island, where she writes and vacations with her family. Follow her at www.vivecasten.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelargy, Marlaine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMarlaine Delargy lives in Shropshire in the United Kingdom. She studied Swedish and German at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and taught German for almost twenty years. She has translated novels by many authors, including Åsa Larsson, Kristina Ohlsson, Helene Tursten, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Therese Bohman, Ninni Holmqvist, and Johan Theorin, with whom she won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger for \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Room\u003c\/i\u003e in 2010. Ms. Delargy also translated \u003ci\u003eGuiltless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTonight You're Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Heat of the Moment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Harm's Way\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Power\u003c\/i\u003e in Viveca Sten's Sandhamn Murders series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Crossing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544684302610,"sku":"9781542007665","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15b1ac76-625e-47b7-bbf6-19d1cbca274a.jpg?v=1731533976","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-power-9781542007665","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}