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Sweden’s far north is growing colder; even in springtime, the town of Gasskas is buried under a relentless snow. As temperatures drop, tensions rise between a global corporation shamelessly exploiting the area's natural resources and wary locals who have scores to settle. A bomb blasts apart a crucial bridge. Soon after, a young journalist is found murdered. Meanwhile, Lisbeth is at home in Stockholm, looking to fill the void her last lover left behind. When she discovers that fellow hacker Plague has been kidnapped and taken up North, she has no choice but to return to Gasskas.

Change is coming to Sweden’s far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it’s not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager—and she’s being watched.

Múltiples intereses están en juego en el Norte de Suecia: tierras apenas habitadas y ricas en recursos naturales son codiciadas por las multinacionales más poderosas bajo la excusa del ecologismo. La corrupción y el dinero fácil pronto atraen a los grupos criminales más peligrosos. Hacia allí se dirigen Lisbeth Salander y Mikael Blomkvist por diferentes motivos: los servicios sociales han informado a Salander de que su sobrina adolescente, Svala, necesita un tutor legal tras la desaparición de su madre, y Mikael acude a la boda de su hija con uno de los políticos más influyentes de la región.

Change is coming to Sweden's far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it's not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager ­- and she's being watched.

A girl with a secret. Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night that should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever. Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that’s about to change.

Sisters. Strangers. Survivors. More than 20 years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.

Change is coming to Sweden’s far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it’s not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager—and she’s being watched.

Nel Nord della Svezia lo sfruttamento delle risorse naturali prosegue implacabile. I grandi interessi internazionali stanno disegnando una nuova mappa, definita dal greenwashing e da un capitalismo feroce. A stare più in alto sono proprio quelli che grazie al loro patrimonio sono saltati sul treno dell’industria del futuro, ignorando le proteste di minoranze ed ecoattivisti. Quelli che con le loro attività in bilico tra l’ombra e la luce del sole ottengono sempre quello che vogliono, e non pagano mai.

A week before Lenore Warwick's 21st birthday, she's kidnapped by the brooding and dangerous stranger with cold eyes and a lethal touch, who has been stalking her on San Francisco's fog-shrouded streets. Absolon "Solon" Stavig isn't your average criminal though. He's a centuries-old vampire who's caught between wanting to kill Lenore and wanting to save her.

Der neue Millennium-Band der schwedischen Bestsellerautorin Karin Smirnoff. Im Norden Schwedens geht die Ausbeutung von Land und Leuten weiter. Das Städtchen Gasskas wird zum Schauplatz eines internationalen Greenwashing-Skandals. Jeder scheint skrupellos gegen jeden zu kämpfen, und schon bald gibt es einen Toten: einen lokalen Bergbauunternehmer. Als kurz darauf auch ein engagierter Umweltschützer ermordet wird, wittert Mikael Blomkvist eine große Geschichte und stellt gefährliche Nachforschungen an.

Le Nord de la Suède est devenu le nouvel eldorado vert, attirant des grandes entreprises avides qui ne reculent devant rien pour s’enrichir, tandis que des bandes criminelles agissent dans l’ombre, prêtes à tout pour se tailler la meilleure part du gâteau. Mikael Blomkvist et Lisbeth Salander se retrouvent malgré eux au milieu d’une bataille sans merci, où les forces du mal sont prêtes à tout pour faire fortune. Et où les hommes n’aiment toujours pas les femmes.

A Karin Slaughter Will Trent thriller collection featuring Fractured, Undone, and Broken.

Sweden’s far north is growing colder; even in springtime, the town of Gasskas is buried under a relentless snow. As temperatures drop, tensions rise between a global corporation shamelessly exploiting the area's natural resources and wary locals who have scores to settle. A bomb blasts apart a crucial bridge. Soon after, a young journalist is found murdered. Meanwhile, Lisbeth is at home in Stockholm, looking to fill the void her last lover left behind.

Spring returns to Sweden's far north, but darkness lies at the heart of the small town of Gasskas. Natural resources in the region are being shamelessly exploited by shadowy multinationals, opposed only by Lisbeth Salander's niece Svala and a group of environmental activists. What begins as a protest spins out of control when a young journalist is found murdered.

A Karin Slaughter Will Trent thriller collection featuring Fallen, Criminal, and Unseen

Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She has a good job as a defense attorney, a daughter doing well in school, and even her divorce is relatively civilized - her life is just as unremarkable as she’d always hoped it would be. But Leigh’s ordinary life masks a childhood that was far from average...a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and finally torn apart by a devastating act of violence.

Der neue »Millennium«-Band der schwedischen Bestsellerautorin Karin Smirnoff. Im Norden Schwedens geht die Ausbeutung von Land und Leuten weiter. Das Städtchen Gasskas wird zum Schauplatz eines internationalen Greenwashing-Skandals. Jeder scheint skrupellos gegen jeden zu kämpfen, und schon bald gibt es einen Toten: einen lokalen Bergbauunternehmer. Als kurz darauf auch ein engagierter Umweltschützer ermordet wird, wittert Mikael Blomkvist eine große Geschichte und stellt gefährliche Nachforschungen an.

La rivista d’inchiesta Millennium ha dovuto chiudere i battenti e presto diventerà un podcast, ma Mikael Blomkvist, che l’ha diretta per trentun anni, non ha perso la sete di verità, soprattutto se scomoda. Il giornalismo è nel suo dna, e il suo fiuto per la notizia si risveglia dovunque, perfino nel Norrbotten, regione svedese sperduta e ricoperta di boschi dove la figlia Pernilla sta per sposarsi. All’insaputa di Mikael, anche Lisbeth Salander ha raggiunto il Nord, convocata dai servizi sociali per prendersi cura di Svala, la nipote tredicenne di cui ignorava l’esistenza: un’adolescente geniale come lei.

When Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, he finds a police department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner’s death. He doesn’t understand why Officer Lena Adams is hiding secrets from him. He doesn’t understand her role in the death of Grant County’s popular police chief. He doesn’t understand why that man’s widow, Dr. Sara Linton, needs him now more than ever to help her crack this case

Sweden’s far north is growing colder; even in springtime, the town of Gasskas is buried under a relentless snow. As temperatures drop, tensions rise between a global corporation shamelessly exploiting the area's natural resources and wary locals who have scores to settle. A bomb blasts apart a crucial bridge. Soon after, a young journalist is found murdered. Meanwhile, Lisbeth is at home in Stockholm, looking to fill the void her last lover left behind.