NEW RELESASE : SEA OF LIES (AUGUST 2026)

About the book:

Do you know your friends? Do you know your enemies? Do you know yourself?
Six-year-old Nicholas Hastings is found dead in a San Diego forest, and his twin sister Sophie is missing. As Sara Cooper investigates, behind the respectable family façade, abysses of discord and mistrust open up.
Then Sara receives word that Amanda Palmer has escaped out of prison. As Amanda leaves a trail of bodies in her desperate bid for freedom, it becomes clear she hasn't forgotten the woman responsible for putting her behind bars. Has the time for revenge finally arrived?
A case in which Sara risks everything: Her life. Her family. Her integrity.

About the Author:

Petra Richartz was born 1978 in Cologne, Germany. To her own surprise, her debut novel Abducted (German: Verschleppt, 2012) was an instant hit in Germany, even winning the German equivalent to the AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD 2013. It is the first in the series of crime novels about San Diego PD Detective Sara Cooper.

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