First published 2013
Edward Finnigan has lived for one purpose: witnessing the execution of John Meyer, the man accused of murdering his daughter. His years of waiting for justice end abruptly when Meyer dies unexpectedly in his Ohio prison cell. Finnigan's quest for closure collapses before it can begin. Years later, across the Atlantic, a second-rate crooner named John Schwarz brutally beats a stranger aboard a ferry traveling between Sweden and Finland. The attack appears random and senseless. Commissioner Ewert Grens begins investigating this sudden explosion of violence, following clues that seem disconnected from any obvious motive. As Grens digs deeper into Schwarz's background and the ferry assault, his investigation takes an unexpected turn. The evidence leads him across an ocean to a specific prison in Ohio, where the threads of two seemingly unrelated stories begin to intertwine. Finnigan's unresolved grief and Schwarz's inexplicable violence share a connection that neither man anticipated, forcing both to confront the true nature of justice and revenge.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: revenge, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Ohio, Sweden, Finland, Atlantic
Period: Years Later
512 pages · Paperback · POCKET