An elegant, dramatic and violent novel about a fascinating woman with many names but only one conviction – there is no room for feelings if you want to survive. She prefers names that end with an A and changes names faster than Intepol can send an email.

In the year 1906 a seedhunter is writing home to his beloved from slopes of the Himalayans. A hundred years later the letters find their way into the hands of a con artist, who changes her identity faster than Interpol can send an email. The letters become her friends in a rootless existence. No borders can stop our charming heroine, and eventually we come to realize that she knows as little of herself as we do. The story evolves around a huge inheritance, unsolved crimes, deserted exclusive apartments and priceless, black pearls hidden in the black soil of the French Riviera.

Kristina Hård – the adventurer
Kristina Hård lives in Lund with her husband and two children, and works with IT. She is the author of Alba, a science fiction novel, published 2009. She finds her inspiration while travelling with her family, and they have visited many unique places. She has been looking for piratebeaches around Boston, walked through hundreds of labyrinths all over the world and searched for exoskeletons from cicades in very high tempertures.