Dangerous machinations under umbrella pines – A brand-new crime thriller set against a breathtaking backdrop.
“The countryside passed her by, fruit trees stood in a trellis, a country estate flashed out from behind palm trees. They crossed a narrow canal and then she saw the sea. It lay behind the dunes, lurking, glittering seductively, but the approaching crests of the waves, considerable even from this distance, revealed the powerful, destructive force of the ocean.”
43-year-old Selva Klimt’s main aim in Portugal was to get to the bottom of her family history and get a breath of fresh sea air. But during her internship with the environmental police, the fur of an endangered Iberian lynx is found in the luggage of a Danish businessman. Selva’s curiosity is aroused and she suspects that there is more to it than just a hunting trophy. But it is only when a game guide is found dead that she realizes she is on the trail of an international conspiracy. And the real danger she and all those involved are in …