When Shadows Return: Book 7 in the nordic noir series "The Find"

by Venezia Miller

When a pool of blood is discovered in a shuttered paper factory in Gävle—no body, no witnesses, no explanation—Superintendent Isa Lindström knows the case won’t be simple.
The deeper her team digs, the stranger the trail missing security footage, sabotage, and a wall of silence from those who should know more.

Meanwhile, former detective Timo Paikkala is drawn into a cold case of his own—a young woman who vanished twenty years ago without a trace.
What begins as two separate investigations slowly converges, revealing a web of secrets, buried loyalties, and betrayals no one dared to face.

And at the heart of it all lies a question no one wants to
How much blood must be spilled before the truth surfaces?

Because when shadows return, they never come alone.

mystery, nordic noir, suspense

327 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2025

About the author

Engineer by day, writer by night—that's how I would describe myself. Since childhood, I have been fascinated with how writers can create entire worlds with simple words and draw others into their stories. I remember spending my summer holidays as a teenager reading detective stories and trying to write my own tales in the style of Agatha Christie on an old typewriter (yes, I'm that old!).

In the evenings, I would read my freshly typed pages to my younger sister, always ending on a cliffhanger to keep her longing for more. Those were precious moments. But as I got older and my schedule filled up with a job, husband, and children, there was little time left for writing. Eventually, I realized that all those stories in my head had disappeared.

In 2020, at the start of the Covid pandemic, I decided to reignite my passion for writing and published my first novel, THE FIND, on Amazon. Since then, this has become a full-blown book series.

As a writer, I truly appreciate your feedback and reviews. I am still on a learning curve and can always do better.

I am grateful to all the readers who have taken the time to read my books.

Thank you, and I hope you enjoy the series.

Reviews

[Ken Fredette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was completely mesmerized by Venezia's story. It starts out with not knowing any of the characters and then gives us hints throughout the book on how they operate. It's amazing how her police and even her other characters are always changing to where you cannot realize what they've done. But the main reason and the characters are found in the end. Yet they may have not solved all the murders.

[Kyrsten · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another gripping installment in the Find series. The atmosphere is dark and beautifully written, with that signature nordic tension that keeps you reading late into the night. It’s emotional at times (I really felt for the characters) and I can’t help but keep rooting for Timo and Isa. Their story has me completely invested now. A perfect blend of mystery, and emotion.

[Sasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

kindle - 4* - can’t believe this is the last book in the series, no idea what I’m going to read on kindle now. To be honest wasn’t my favourite of the books, really struggled to get into it but maybe that was a me problem, especially knowing the series was coming to an end. Wasn’t the best to get into tbh and found myself drifting. Set up nicely for another book though