Exposed

Author Liza Marklund has the reader right from the get go with this story.  It is written as a prequel to her first novel, "Red Wolf".

Annika Bengtzon is a rookie reporter at a major Stockholm tabloid when a body is discovered in a cemetery in Stockholm.  Her investigation into the murder will lead her into discovering much more than anyone suspects.

A minister within the government is accused of the murder.  A receipt showing that he was in the club where the girl worked the night of her murder is brought forward as evidence.  However, Annika's investigation proves that this could not be the case as he was actually out of the country at the time!  However the minister resigns.  What could he have been doing that would cause him to resign due to the accusation of murder?  Annika's investigation also shows that the owner of the club is the culprit, but how can she get the police and the press to believe her?  Her job is in jeopardy as a result.

This is a fast paced, action filled book.  I could not put it down and I am looking forward to the next in the series.