Despair

Makttrilogin #1

by Lourdes Daza-Gillman, Amanda Fletcher (Translator)

BRUTAL MURDER IN THE SWEDISH UPPER CLASS. BETRAYAL, REVENGE AND ABUSE OF POWER.

In the affluent suburb of Djursholm in Stockholm a young woman is brutally beaten to death. Criminal Inspector Sanna Johansson and her team are assigned to investigate the case, which leads them directly into the exclusive salons of the Swedish upper class.

DESPAIR is a tough, socially critical crime drama/thriller based on decades of thought on violence against women, and the role of children as the invisible victims. The book also depicts an early #metoo movement, before it became a well-known concept.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 10, 2019

About the author

Lourdes Daza-Gillman brings a bold, distinctive voice to Nordic crime fiction. Her thrillers delve into violence, power, and social injustice—gripping, unsettling, and grounded in real-life abuse cases. A Swedish author with Bolivian roots, Lourdes brings a rare depth shaped by her background in engineering, politics, and activism. A longtime advocate for women’s rights, her stories challenge readers to confront the darkest corners of society. She is also a visual artist whose work has been exhibited in Oxford and Stockholm.

Reviews

[Nadine Vansant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very strange but excellent book. After a few chapters they got somebody in custody who they think is the killer.... but more disappearances seem to have the same pattern as this bloody murder... And as they seek they uncover some hidden agendas... and the end of the book was astonishing and certainly not expected... Very good indeed