The wife of a famous TV star is found brutally murdered in her luxury home north of Copenhagen. Danish Homicide Detective Dunja Hougaard leads this investigation, facing pressure from a sleazy superior. Key Plot Elements
What begins as separate crimes in Stockholm and Copenhagen reveals a conspiracy involving greed and corruption at the highest levels of government. La Novena Tumba Stefan Ahnhem epub
Stefan Ahnhem, an established screenwriter, uses a visual storytelling style to develop the series. The chronological order of the first few books differs from their publication: Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Victim Without a Face The wife of a famous TV star is
The Minister of Justice disappears into a blizzard between the Parliament House and his waiting car. Swedish Criminal Investigator Fabian Risk is tasked with a secret, parallel investigation away from the eyes of the Security Service (SäPo). Stefan Ahnhem, an established screenwriter, uses a visual
As more victims appear, investigators realize they are missing specific body parts—a "surgical" precision that suggests a predator who carefully dissects his prey.
The story follows two parallel investigations that eventually collide:
The search for La Novena Tumba (The Ninth Grave) by Stefan Ahnhem leads into a dark, dual-country conspiracy set against a brutal Nordic winter. While it is the second book in the series, it acts as a prequel to the first installment, Victim Without a Face . Core Narrative Premise