Buried Lies

Simply Brilliant. This is the sixth Kristina Ohlsson book I’ve read, and I have absolutely loved every one of them. This story is extremely well written, and the Author has that wonderful ability to pull the reader into the story. Sara “Texas” Tell, may have confessed to murdering five people, but her brother Bobby T doesn’t believe her. Unfortunately, she committed suicide before the case made it to court, so it’s going to be a little bit harder to investigate. Now Bobby is trying to clear her name, and he’s approached a lawyer he heard on the radio, Martin Brenner. Not only does he want Martin to take on the case, he also wants him to find Sara’s missing son Milo. Sara admitting to killing two people in the USA, and three in Stockholm. But there seems to be holes in her story, which the previous lawyer and police didn’t take much notice of. Even though Martin doesn’t want to take the case on, he can’t help himself once he sees there’s something not quite right about it all. He also has another case defending a serious assault charge against a young male. Unfortunately, when the victim was punched, he fell down and hit his head, and has now ended up with permanent damage. Martin can’t believe why his client would want to go to jail for something he didn’t do, until he hears the reason why. Martin has guardianship over his sister’s daughter Belle, after her and her husband were killed years ago. Martin is lucky that he was in hospital all night when Belle broke her arm, as someone tried to frame him for murder. His Porsche was stolen and used in a hit and run that killed Sara’s sister Jenny, who approached Martin when she heard he was having a second look at her sister’s case. Now Martin will need to be on his guard, as there’s someone out there that doesn’t want him investigating any further. If you like Thrillers, this is a must read. It was fabulous.

Book blurb…

How do you vindicate a deceased, self-proclaimed killer?
A criminal lawyer in Stockholm, Martin Benner sees himself as a man who has it all.Then Bobby T barges into his office one day, demanding his help. Bobby says he's the brother of Sara Tell, a young woman dubbed "Sara Texas" by the tabloids after she confessed to five brutal murders some time back -- three in Sweden, and two in Texas.
Six months ago, she shocked everyone when she escaped from pre-trial custody and leapt off a bridge to her death. But Bobby says she was innocent. He needs Martin's help to clear her name and to find Sara's son, Mio, who he says disappeared around the time of her death.
As Martin and Lucy, the partner in his firm, delve deeper into the case, their pursuit of the truth takes them across the ocean to Texas, where the pieces of the puzzle slowly fall into place. But before Martin can continue his investigation, he receives some devastating news that turns his world upside down…
My Thoughts…

This story is thoroughly intriguing and a genuine page turner until the end. Investigating a serial killer (Sara) after they have killed themselves is an interesting plot and well handled. I do feel the approach leads the reader to assume early on that she more than likely did not commit the crimes.

Investigating Sara’s crimes is Martin -- a persistant and determined character who does not deserve the things that happen to him.

While I enjoyed the story (and a fan of the author’s previous works) I was so surprised and disappointed with the ending I had to email to ask if there were (ebook) pages missing. I felt the story stopped on a strange note, rather than rounding off to a conclusion, thus leaving me with too many questions.