The Woman in the Shadow

The Woman in the Shadow begins with a disappearance—but what Detective Eva Rennik uncovers is far more than a missing-person case. Marina Voss vanishes without warning, leaving behind nothing but a coat, a name, and a trail that dissolves in the rain. At first glance, it seems like a mystery of absence. But as Eva follows the faint clues—a torn photograph, secret accounts, weeks unaccounted for—the case shifts into something darker. Each step brings her closer not to Marina herself, but to the shadows surrounding her: whispers of a man named Sokolov, shipments without records, movements across borders, and a word that surfaces again and again—Obelisk. Not a place, not an object, but a hidden power at the center of a network that erases those who get too close. As the search deepens, Eva is pulled into a world of conspiracy and corruption, where every ally could be an enemy and every truth carries a price. Marina's fate is only the beginning. What lies behind it could alter not just one life, but the fragile balance of what survives in the light and what vanishes into the dark. The Woman in the Shadow is a gripping thriller of mystery, conspiracy, and dangerous choices. For readers of international crime fiction, women sleuth mysteries, and political thrillers, this novel explores how the pursuit of one woman can lead to the edge of a secret too vast to contain. It began with a shadow. It ended with a choice.