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A man blows himself up outside the Parliament House in Stockholm, but miraculously survives. Was he a lone wolf, or are there more heinous acts to follow? Leona Lindberg is put on the case. But Leona, who has barely escaped her trials from the last case, is focused on other things. Her family is shattered, she is living under threat, and desperately needs liquid assets. It's lucky then, that she can think outside the box like no other detective. With one foot on each side of the law, she mounts a special operation of grand proportions. And the higher the risk, the higher the rewards.

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Praise for Leona: The Die Is Cast Jenny Rogneby is the new queen of Nordic noir. Her heroine is like no one else. And the way she writes! She grabs you and you just can't stop reading. --David Lagercrantz, author of the #1 bestselling The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millennium Series) Leona is caught in a downward spiral, as events take surprising turns to a stunning climax in the final pages. A bestseller in Scandinavia, this debut thriller by former police investigator Rogneby is the first in a series featuring the compelling, haunted Leona. --Booklist Disturbing...[Rogneby] brings authenticity to this hard-boiled tale. --Publishers Weekly Readers who enjoy rooting for the bad guy may find their match in Leona, who is reminiscent of Jeff Lindsay's serial killer hero Dexter...Swedish criminologist Rogneby has written an unusual and compelling crime novel. --Library Journal

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Jenny Rogneby was born in Ethiopia, but was given away for adoption when she was one year old. She grew up in northern Sweden, studied criminology at Stockholm University, and became an investigator in the Stockholm City Police Department. Her work inspired her to create the character of Leona and write this best-selling crime novel, the first in the Leona series. Before her career in law enforcement, Rogneby was a singer and member of the pop group Cosmo4. Agnes Broom is a literary translator and Preceptor in Scandinavian at Harvard University. She holds a PhD in Translation Studies, and her translations include August Prize winner The Expedition by Bea Uusma.

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