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A heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman named Freedom, who will stop at nothing to save the daughter she only knew for two minutes and seventeen seconds.Call me what you will: a murderer, a cop killer, a fugitive, a drunk…Freedom Oliver has spent the last eighteen years living a quietly desperate life under Witness Protection in a backwater of Oregon after being exonerated of her husband’s murder.But now Freedom’s daughter Rebekah is missing, the same one who was wrenched from her arms just moments after birth. Freedom slips her handlers and embarks on an epic journey across the US to Kentucky, determined to find her child.No longer under the protection of the U.S. Marshalls, Freedom is tracked by her late husband’s psychotic brothers, who will stop at nothing in their quest for vengeance. But they are not the only threat she faces as she draws nearer to the horrifying truth behind Rebekah’s disappearance…

A heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman named Freedom, who will stop at nothing to save the daughter she only knew for two minutes and seventeen seconds.Call me what you will: a murderer, a cop killer, a fugitive, a drunk…There's a lot people don't know about Freedom Oliver. They know she works at the local bar. They know she likes a drink or two.What they don't know is that Freedom is not her real name. That she has spent the last eighteen years living under Witness Protection, after being arrested for her husband's murder. They don't know that she put her two children up for adoption, a decision that haunts her every day.Then Freedom's daughter goes missing, and everything changes. Determined to find her, Freedom slips her handlers and heads to Kentucky where her kids were raised. No longer protected by the government, she is tracked by her husband's sadistic family, who are thirsty for revenge. But as she gets closer to the truth, Freedom faces an even more dangerous threat.She just doesn't know it yet.

A heart-stopping debut thriller about a woman named Freedom, who will stop at nothing to save the daughter she only knew for two minutes and seventeen seconds.Call me what you will: a murderer, a cop killer, a fugitive, a drunk…Freedom Oliver has spent the last eighteen years living a quietly desperate life under Witness Protection in a backwater of Oregon after being exonerated of her husband’s murder.But now Freedom’s daughter Rebekah is missing, the same one who was wrenched from her arms just moments after birth. Freedom slips her handlers and embarks on an epic journey across the US to Kentucky, determined to find her child.No longer under the protection of the U.S. Marshalls, Freedom is tracked by her late husband’s psychotic brothers, who will stop at nothing in their quest for vengeance. But they are not the only threat she faces as she draws nearer to the horrifying truth behind Rebekah’s disappearance…

This stranger-than-fiction cold case is about to crack wide open!Perfect for fans of I’ll be Gone in the Dark and ZodiacOn December 30th, 1999, in rural Oklahoma, 16-year-old Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, were having a sleepover. The next morning, the Freeman family trailer was in flames and both girls were missing.While rumours of drug debts, revenge killings, and police corruption abounded in the years that followed, the case remained unsolved and the girls were never found.In 2016, crime writer Jax Miller travelled to Oklahoma to discover what really happened. What she unearthed was shocking. These forgotten towns were wild, lawless, and home to some very dark secrets.Finally, in April 2018, the first arrests were made… could justice finally be in sight for the girls and their families?‘There is, in the best of us, a search for the truth, to serve the living and dead alike…Jax Miller is one of those people and Hell in the Heartland is one of those books’ Robert Graysmith,author of Zodiac‘Every generation has its standout true-crime writer. Jax Miller does with Hell in the Heartland what Truman Capote did with In Cold Blood’ A.A. Dhand, author of Streets of Darkness‘Mesmerizing, raw, evocative, unforgettable’ William Boyle, author of A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself ‘A captivating ride through the frustrating twists, turns, and dead ends of a horrifying murder case’Publishers Weekly ‘Beautiful and devastating’ Crime Reads

This stranger-than-fiction cold case is about to crack wide open!Perfect for fans of I’ll be Gone in the Dark and ZodiacOn December 30th, 1999, in rural Oklahoma, 16-year-old Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, were having a sleepover. The next morning, the Freeman family trailer was in flames and both girls were missing.While rumours of drug debts, revenge killings, and police corruption abounded in the years that followed, the case remained unsolved and the girls were never found.In 2016, crime writer Jax Miller travelled to Oklahoma to discover what really happened. What she unearthed was shocking. These forgotten towns were wild, lawless, and home to some very dark secrets.Finally, in April 2018, the first arrests were made… could justice finally be in sight for the girls and their families?‘There is, in the best of us, a search for the truth, to serve the living and dead alike…Jax Miller is one of those people and Hell in the Heartland is one of those books’ Robert Graysmith,author of Zodiac‘Every generation has its standout true-crime writer. Jax Miller does with Hell in the Heartland what Truman Capote did with In Cold Blood’ A.A. Dhand, author of Streets of Darkness‘Mesmerizing, raw, evocative, unforgettable’ William Boyle, author of A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself ‘A captivating ride through the frustrating twists, turns, and dead ends of a horrifying murder case’Publishers Weekly ‘Beautiful and devastating’ Crime Reads

This stranger-than-fiction cold case is about to crack wide open!Perfect for fans of I’ll be Gone in the Dark and ZodiacOn December 30th, 1999, in rural Oklahoma, 16-year-old Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, were having a sleepover. The next morning, the Freeman family trailer was in flames and both girls were missing.While rumours of drug debts, revenge killings, and police corruption abounded in the years that followed, the case remained unsolved and the girls were never found.In 2016, crime writer Jax Miller travelled to Oklahoma to discover what really happened. What she unearthed was shocking. These forgotten towns were wild, lawless, and home to some very dark secrets.Finally, in April 2018, the first arrests were made… could justice finally be in sight for the girls and their families?‘There is, in the best of us, a search for the truth, to serve the living and dead alike…Jax Miller is one of those people and Hell in the Heartland is one of those books’ Robert Graysmith,author of Zodiac‘Every generation has its standout true-crime writer. Jax Miller does with Hell in the Heartland what Truman Capote did with In Cold Blood’ A.A. Dhand, author of Streets of Darkness‘Mesmerizing, raw, evocative, unforgettable’ William Boyle, author of A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself‘A captivating ride through the frustrating twists, turns, and dead ends of a horrifying murder case’Publishers Weekly‘Beautiful and devastating’ Crime Reads

Niemand weiß, dass sie noch lebt. Nicht mal ihre Kinder. Doch die sind nun in höchster Gefahr.Sie raucht, sie flucht, sie trinkt. Und lässt sich von niemandem was sagen. Jeder in der Stadt schätzt – oder fürchtet – Freedom Oliver. Keiner kennt ihren wahren Namen, ihr altes Leben: ausgelöscht. Das Leben, in dem sie ihren Mann erschoss, den Schwager ans Messer lieferte und ihre Kinder verlor. Das Leben, das sie für das Zeugenschutzprogramm hinter sich ließ. Nur spät in der Nacht verfolgt Freedom per Facebook, wie Mason und Rebekah erwachsen werden.Und dann kommt der Tag. Der Tag, an dem ihre Feinde Rache schwören. An dem Rebekah verschwindet. Und Freedom weiß: Sie kann sich nicht länger verstecken, sie muss handeln …Eine Heldin wie keine andere. Eine Geschichte von Liebe, Rache, Schuld und Tod.

Det är mycket som folk inte vet om Freedom Oliver. Det de vet är att hon jobbar på ett stökigt mc-hak, att hon dricker sig stupfull de flesta kvällar och att hon inte drar sig för att ta en fight.Vad de inte vet är att hon egentligen heter Nessa Delaney och har levt under vittnesskydd i arton år. Efter att ha anhållits för mordet på sin man födde hon en dotter i fängelset, som hon lät adoptera bort tillsammans med sin femåriga son - allt för att mannens brutala och vedervärdiga familj inte skulle kunna göra anspråk på dem. Sedan vittnade hon mot sin döda mans bror som fick sitta inne i arton år medan hon själv gick fri.Beslutet att adoptera bort sina barn har plågat henne varje dag, och när det visar sig att dottern är anmäld försvunnen bestämmer sig Freedom för att hitta henne.Hon beger sig till Kentucky där hennes barn har växt upp i en djupt religiös familj. Men där kan myndigheterna inte längre ansvara för Freedoms säkerhet och utan beskydd blir hon fritt villebråd för sin före detta mans skoningslösa familj, som inget hellre vill än att hämnas. Dessvärre är det inte det enda hotet som väntar."Fängslande läsning men förvänta dig inte att kunna sova gott efteråt."The Sunday TimesJAX MILLER (f. 1985) växte upp i New York men bor idag tillsammans med sin man på den irländska landsbygden. Det här är hennes debutroman som under 2016 ges ut i ett flertal länder och redan har sålt i en halv miljon exemplar i USA.PinterestTwitter

Det är mycket som folk inte vet om Freedom Oliver. Det de vet är att hon jobbar på ett stökigt mc-hak, att hon dricker sig stupfull de flesta kvällar och att hon inte drar sig för att ta en fight.Vad de inte vet är att hon egentligen heter Nessa Delaney och har levt under vittnesskydd i arton år. Efter att ha anhållits för mordet på sin man födde hon en dotter i fängelset, som hon lät adoptera bort tillsammans med sin femåriga son - allt för att mannens brutala och vedervärdiga familj inte skulle kunna göra anspråk på dem. Sedan vittnade hon mot sin döda mans bror som fick sitta inne i arton år medan hon själv gick fri.Beslutet att adoptera bort sina barn har plågat henne varje dag, och när det visar sig att dottern är anmäld försvunnen bestämmer sig Freedom för att hitta henne.Hon beger sig till Kentucky där hennes barn har växt upp i en djupt religiös familj. Men där kan myndigheterna inte längre ansvara för Freedoms säkerhet och utan beskydd blir hon fritt villebråd för sin före detta mans skoningslösa familj, som inget hellre vill än att hämnas. Dessvärre är det inte det enda hotet som väntar."Fängslande läsning men förvänta dig inte att kunna sova gott efteråt."The Sunday TimesJAX MILLER (f. 1985) växte upp i New York men bor idag tillsammans med sin man på den irländska landsbygden. Det här är hennes debutroman som under 2016 ges ut i ett flertal länder och redan har sålt i en halv miljon exemplar i USA.