Blood Ties

Betrayal, secrets, revenge, and murder: theyre in the blood in a provocative novel of psychological suspense by the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of Everything Is Mine. As Norways newly appointed minister of justice, child-rights advocate Clara Lofthus has a chance to accomplish something meaningful on behalf of the most vulnerable members of society. It couldnt be more personal. After her husbands death, she is the sole caretaker of her twin sons, Andreas and Nikolai. Shes also still haunted by her own traumatic childhoodand the lengths to which she was willing to go to pursue her own brand of vigilante justice. How far? No one ever needs to know. And this is just one of Claras secrets. Then one day, Clara comes home from work to make a terrifying discovery: her sons have been kidnapped. Claras search leads to her hometown in Western Norway, where she learns that her mother has been released from the mental hospital she has been living at for the past thirty years. Hot on Claras heels is a local reporter, who is every bit as relentless as she is. Hes determined to disrupt Claras life even further and will not rest until he exposes the truth about her past. As the fate of her sons hangs in the balance, the demons of Claras past are flushed out of hiding, threatening to come home to roost.