Welcome to Cooper

Cooper, Nebraska, is an inconspicuous and forgotten little town that one can only reach by taking a wrong turn. For Detective Levain, who is wracked with guilt over the death of his girlfriend, the so-called transfer from the big city to this dirty backwater feels like a punishment. However, when a strangled girl is found in Cooper, Levain becomes the town's only hope for justice. But chaos reigns in the investigation, and the detective finds himself increasingly sinking in his own life. Meanwhile, the real killer is still at large, and Cooper might just be the perfect place to evade punishment for murder. For his debut novel "Welcome to Cooper," Tariq Ashkanani received the Bloody Scotland Debut Award. In addition, this book was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger. The secret to its success is simple: the author skillfully weaves the plot, seasoning it with bright twists and bloody details. As readers flip through page after page, they remain in the dark about who is actually committing the terrible crimes, but at the end of the novel, they are treated to an explosive finale that is impossible to predict.