Last Will

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HOW FAR WILL A MADMAN GO TO ATTAIN THE ULTIMATE PRIZE?

In the midst of a brutal Scandinavian winter, a member of the Nobel Prize committee is gunned down in the city of Stockholm.

Reporter Annika Bengtzon, who made eye contact with the killer just seconds before the shots were fired, is the key witness. Because of the sensitivity of the crime, police issue a gag order on her immediately—and she is forced to figure out on her own why an American assassin known only as “the Kitten” ordered the hit.

With her marriage falling to pieces and her job on the line, Annika quickly finds herself in the middle of a violent story of terror and death, the roots of which date back centuries. The research all leads her to the same man: a rich and famous industrialist responsible for one of the world’s most coveted gifts, who died a tragic and mysterious death. If Annika wants to learn the truth, she risks uncovering secrets that some will do anything to protect.

PRAISE FOR

RED
WOLF

“Superb.”

—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

(starred review)

“Edge-of-your-seat suspense.”

—HARLAN COBEN

“Beautifully structured and tautly written.”

—KATHY REICHS

“Pick up a Liza Marklund book, read it until dawn, wait until the stores open, buy another one.”

—JAMES PATTERSON

“[Annika Bengtzon is] a welcome figure in the ranks of Scandinavian sleuths.”

—THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

“An excellent addition to the Nordic crime scene.”

—LIBRARY JOURNAL

LIZA
MARKLUND

is an author, journalist, and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Her crime novels featuring the relentless reporter Annika Bengtzon instantly became international hits, and have sold millions of copies in thirty languages worldwide. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden, and Marbella, Spain, where she is at work on the next installment in the series. Visit her website at
www.lizamarklund.com
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Copyright © 2006 by Liza Marklund

English language translation © 2011 by Neil Smith

Originally published in Swedish as
Nobels testamente.

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