Polizei Bern #4 with Linder and Donatelli
“Will have readers hooked from first page to last.”
—Deborah Crombie, bestselling author of the award-winning Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James series
“. . . A twisty, humane procedural bringing the urgent darkness of Scandinavian noir to Bern. . . . The suspense is richly layered, [and] . . . for all the novel’s heft, Hays keeps the pages turning with urgent personal stakes, twists that make logical sense, and a deep humanity.”
—BookLife Reviews
The Story
How does a victim get justice when there’s no obvious crime?
Swiss homicide detective Giuliana Linder of the Bern Police and her junior colleague Renzo Donatelli are facing cases that may not be what they appear. Renzo is near Bern’s cathedral when a young man repairing a medieval window is hurt falling from a scaffold—a fall deliberately caused by a teenage boy.
Finding evidence that the boy’s attack is linked to his mother’s suicide fifteen years earlier, Renzo decides to reexamine the woman’s death, hoping his work on the case will help him get promoted.
Frustrated with her own case, Giuliana can’t help getting involved in Renzo’s. Now that he’s left his wife, she has to decide what she wants from their future together.
More praise for SPLINTERED JUSTICE
“You will never think of the Swiss the same way again; another sharply observed and savvy police procedural from Kim Hays, with people who feel real.”
—Martin Walker, prize-winner author of the Bruno, Chief of Police series
“The author has lived in Switzerland for decades, so readers can expect vivid portraits of its locales . . . [along with] . . . humor and rich descriptions . . . A page-turner [that] . . . can also be enjoyed slowly, like a delicious Swiss chocolate.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Kim Hays proves once again that her Linder and Donatelli books have joined the ranks of top-notch police procedurals. In this expertly paced and crafted novel, the vivid Bernese setting and her relatable, engaging protagonists will have readers hooked from first page to last. Splintered Justice should shoot straight to the top of this year’s mystery must-read lists. Renzo Donatelli and Guiliana Linder have certainly joined my list of favorite detectives!”
—Deborah Crombie, bestselling author of the award-winning Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James series
Ask your local bookstore and public library to order the Polizei Bern novels for their shelves. All four, including Splintered Justice, are available from Simon and Schuster.
Or order Splintered Justice directly from an independent bookshop.
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