The Money-Spider

Money can buy loyalty. Secrets can make it impossible to leave.
Peter Sundt has built an immense fortune—and expects others to obey him. When he draws harbour-master Jorgen Berentsen into a secret criminal bargain, the honest sailor risks more than his reputation. His daughter Thyra’s future is caught in the same tightening web.
Far away in the Arctic town of Vardo, Thyra believes her mysterious Russian fiancé offers an escape from loneliness. But he refuses to explain his past, and English traveller Dick Jervoise recognises enough to fear what their marriage could mean.
Then a murder turns private suspicions into a dangerous search for the truth.
From Monte Carlo’s glittering terraces to Norway’s remote northern coast and the streets of London, hidden connections begin to emerge. Blackmail, jealousy, and revenge bind together people who have every reason to remain silent. For Dick, protecting the woman he loves means confronting secrets that could implicate him as well.
Combining an international murder mystery with romantic suspense, The Money-Spider draws readers into a tangled crime thriller about wealth, coercion, and divided loyalties—where the person offering protection may have the strongest motive to keep the truth buried.