Ashes of the Past, (Paperback)

<p>"We regret to inform you..."</p><p>Vienna patrol officer Layla Kareem, twenty-eight, receives yet another rejection for detective training. With every setback, her hope of ever solving her mother's robbery-murder fades a little more.</p><p>Then everything changes.</p><p>A brutally staged killing shocks University of Vienna. Thanks to her deep knowledge of ancient history, Layla is unexpectedly drawn into the investigation targeting a notorious conspiracy theorist. At last, the opportunity she has waited for is within reach.</p><p>But just as her future begins to open, her younger brother falls into the grip of one of Vienna's most feared crime clans, putting his life-and his future-at risk.</p><p>Now Layla faces an impossible choice: protect the family she failed before, or chase the career that may finally reveal the truth about her mother's death.</p><p>And then there is Richard Drexler, a charismatic detective who sees more in her than just another cop. He looks straight into the wounds she keeps buried-and awakens feelings she thought were long dead.</p>

• Ashes of the Past, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798258987013
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-05-18
• Page Count: 290