Aemilius is barely a man when a harpy out of myth knocks him from his horse. He is saved - and recruited - by the Hidden Legion, a secretive order of soldiers, magicians, and rogues. A darkness is growing across the Empire, and someone is setting traps for the Legion themselves. Aemilius and his new comrades must find an unknown enemy...
"There's a murder aboard the longship Black Wyrm. Helga Finnsdottir, rescued from a skiff adrift on the becalmed sea, finds herself amongst a band of quarrelsome vikings. The youngest member of their crew has been stabbed in the chest five times. Everyone is a suspect, and Helga has a mystery to solve before more blood is spilled."--Back cover
A murdered diplomat, planted evidence and a treacherous sister: once again, Helga had better find the real killer quickly, before heads start rolling - literally - in this brand-new Viking noir mystery.
Mit Finsternis in ihren Herzen Skandinavien, im Sommer 970: Beklommen wartet die junge Ziehtochter Helga Finnsdottir auf die leiblichen Kinder des Wikingers Unnthor Reginsson – einst ein furchterregender Krieger. Nun ist er geachteter Häuptling der umliegenden Täler und hat seine Nachkommen zu einer Familienzusammenkunft auf Gut Flussfeste gerufen. Voller Neid, Missgunst und Hass erreichen Karl, Bjorn, Aslak und Jorunn den elterlichen Hof. Während seiner Seefahrerjahre habe Unnthor einen sagenhaften Schatz angehäuft, glauben auch seine Kinder. Bald brechen alte Streitigkeiten wieder auf. Jeder der vier will den verborgenen Reichtum an sich reißen. Dann geschieht ein Mord. Alle wissen: Es kann nur einer von ihnen gewesen sein. Heimlich macht sich Helga auf die Suche ...
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