At First Light av Barbara Nickless

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<p><b>Ritual murder. Archaic clues. A visionary killer. In this heart-stopping novel by the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> and Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Sydney Rose Parnell series, words can kill.</b></p><p>On the muddy banks of the Calumet River, a body has been found posed next to a series of mysterious glyphs and bearing wounds from a ritualistic slaying. Chicago detective Addie Bisset knows only one man who can decipher the message left by the killer: her friend Dr. Evan Wilding. A brilliant forensic semiotician, Evan decodes the etchings as Viking Age runes. They suggest either human sacrifice or righteous punishment. But to what god? And for what sins?</p><p>Only one thing is clear from the disturbing runic riddles: there are more victims to come.</p><p>As Evan races to determine the identity of the Viking Poet, he and Addie uncover the killer’s most terrifying secret yet: the motive. This startling discovery puts Evan’s life in mortal danger, and verse by a