Sun and shadow
Åke Edwardson
Chief Inspector Erik Winter works to solve a murder that seems to orginate from the cult world of the gothic which may have links into the police force.
Read Time: ~3.6 hr
True grey
by Clea Simon (2012)
About this book
When Dulcie stumbles across the dead body of her rival Melinda Sloane Harquist, she has to work overtime to prove her innocence and salvage what's left of her academic career.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreTrue grey Lead Character
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