Paperback: The most famous police officer in Sweden is found murdered in his bed. His four-year-old son, Alexander, is missing. His wife, Julia, is suspected of killing both of them. No one believes her when she says she is innocent. "She took him," Julia gasped. "The other woman, she took Alexander." Then she fainted.
No one except for news reporter Annika Bengtzon. Her personal life in turmoil, she turns all her energies to her work, investigating the life of the murdered man.
But if Julia is innocent, where is Alexander? And will the truth be uncovered in time to find him before it's too late?
"Lifetime is a story of female revenge on many levels but Marklund's aim in this remarkable novel is to expose the leniency of the Swedish justice system and its interpretation of the length of a life sentence." (Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 2013)
Lifetime (2013) is the seventh book in the investigative journalist Annika Bengtzon thriller series. The latest book or book number eight, The Long Shadow (2013), is also out now.
About the author: Liza Marklund is an author, publisher, journalist, columnist and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Her crime novels featuring the relentless reporter Annika Bengtzon instantly became an international hit, and Marklund's books have sold over 15 million copies in 30 languages to date. She has achieved the unique feat of being a number one bestseller in all five Nordic countries, as well as the USA, and she has been awarded numerous prizes, including the inaugural Petrona award for best Scandinavian crime novel of the year 2013 for Last Will, as well as a nomination for the Glass Key for best Scandinavian crime novel. Her next stand-alone novel, Borderline, will be out on 9 October 2014.
Find out more about Liza and her books by clicking her name (above) and become a Facebook fan at facebook.com/LizaMarklund.
About the translator: Neil Smith studied Scandinavian Studies at University College London, and lived in Stockholm for several years. He now lives in Norfolk.
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