Two Dead Billionaires — Sheldon

The American billionaire s mangled body was sprawled on the deck of his hotel suite His throat had been slashed Thick packets of paper wet and bloody erupted from the wound Detective Hekla Fritzdóttir of Iceland s National Police Bureau grimaced The paper was money Someone had shoved thousands of dollars euros and Icelandic kroner into the throat of a very rich man A crime like that and a victim like that would be shocking anywhere In placid peaceful Iceland it is seismic All eyes are on Hekla to solve the case But the more she learns the more dangerous her investigation becomes As she delves deeper she uncovers a web of corruption that stretches from the trendy streets of Reykjavik to the darkest corners of American prisons With pressure mounting from all sides and powerful forces inside her own department threatening her she realizes that one of the few people she can trust is the prime suspect s ex boyfriend a washed up suicidal former FBI whistleblower who doesn t trust her and shouldn t Can they get past their mutual suspicion and work together to protect innocent lives And can they keep their own dark histories from consuming them Two Dead Billionaires is a gripping murder mystery and political thriller from Luke Sheldon an important new voice in the genre The story spans continents and dives deep into the desolate confines of the human soul With richly drawn characters an intricately plotted narrative and relentless tension Sheldon s debut novel keeps readers spellbound in a web that tightens with every page