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The sanctuary / Katrine Engberg ; translated by Tara Chace.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Danish Series: Engberg, Katrine, K�rner and Werner series ; 4.Publication details: New York : Scout Press, 2020.Description: 326 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781668020135 (trade pbk)
Uniform titles:
  • Isola. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 839.813/8 23/eng/20221220
Summary: "From internationally bestselling author Katrine Engberg, the series that is a (3z(Bgripping addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction pantheon(3y ( (BOprah Daily ) comes to a stunning conclusion as Jeppe K�rner and Anette Werner rush to untangle a long-simmering mystery before a brutal killer strikes again. Jeppe K�rner, on leave from the police force and nursing a broken heart, has taken refuge on the island of Bornholm for the winter. Also on the island is Esther de Laurenti, a writer working on a biography on a female anthropologist with a mysterious past and coming to terms with her own crushing sense of loneliness in the wake of a dear friend<U+2019>s death. When Jeppe lends a helping hand at the island<U+2019>s local sawmill, he begins to realize that the island may not be the peaceful refuge it appears to be. Back in Copenhagen, Anette Werner is tasked with leading the investigation into a severed corpse discovered on a downtown playground. As she follows the strange trail of clues, they all seem to lead back to Bornholm. With an innocent offer to check out a lead, Jeppe unwittingly finds himself in the crosshairs of a sinister mystery rooted in the past, forcing him to team up with Anette and Esther to unravel the island<U+2019>s secrets before it<U+2019>s too late. With her signature (3z(Bunforgettable characters and brilliant plot twists(3y ((BKathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Katrine Engberg weaves a satisfying and white-knuckled finale to her Korner and Werner series that is a modern classic of Scandinavian noir."--Publisher.
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Fiction (pbk) Flesherton Branch Shelves FIC Engbe (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 32241001148123

"Originally published in Denmark in 2020 by Alpha as Isola."--T.p. verso.

"From internationally bestselling author Katrine Engberg, the series that is a (3z(Bgripping addition to the Scandinavian crime fiction pantheon(3y ( (BOprah Daily ) comes to a stunning conclusion as Jeppe K�rner and Anette Werner rush to untangle a long-simmering mystery before a brutal killer strikes again. Jeppe K�rner, on leave from the police force and nursing a broken heart, has taken refuge on the island of Bornholm for the winter. Also on the island is Esther de Laurenti, a writer working on a biography on a female anthropologist with a mysterious past and coming to terms with her own crushing sense of loneliness in the wake of a dear friend<U+2019>s death. When Jeppe lends a helping hand at the island<U+2019>s local sawmill, he begins to realize that the island may not be the peaceful refuge it appears to be. Back in Copenhagen, Anette Werner is tasked with leading the investigation into a severed corpse discovered on a downtown playground. As she follows the strange trail of clues, they all seem to lead back to Bornholm. With an innocent offer to check out a lead, Jeppe unwittingly finds himself in the crosshairs of a sinister mystery rooted in the past, forcing him to team up with Anette and Esther to unravel the island<U+2019>s secrets before it<U+2019>s too late. With her signature (3z(Bunforgettable characters and brilliant plot twists(3y ((BKathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Katrine Engberg weaves a satisfying and white-knuckled finale to her Korner and Werner series that is a modern classic of Scandinavian noir."--Publisher.

Translated from the Danish.

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