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Anders Roslund

    January 1, 1961

    Anders Roslund is a Swedish author and journalist whose work delves into social and criminal themes. His extensive background in journalism for major Swedish news programs shapes his unique perspective on society. Collaborating with Börge Hellström, they form a writing duo whose works are characterized by deep insights into the human psyche and compelling narratives. Their joint writing delivers powerful and thought-provoking stories to readers.

    Anders Roslund
    Cell 8
    Sweet Dreams
    Three Seconds
    Knock Knock
    Three Hours
    3 Minutes
    • 3 Minutes

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      One-time Swedish government agent Piet Hoffmann is on the run: both from the life prison sentence he escaped, and from the Polish drug mafia he double-crossed. Only Hoffmann's handler, Erik Wilson, knows he now hides in Cali, Colombia, living under a false identity with his wife Zofia and sons Rasmus and Hugo. But life on the run is precarious. And so when Hoffmann, in order to survive, accepts employment as a bodyguard and hit man for the Colombian cocaine mafia, and is simultaneously approached by the US DEA to infiltrate the same cartel, he chooses to say yes to both. Hoffmann has a new, lucrative double life

      3 Minutes
      4.4
    • Three Hours

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      "The Swedes have a lock on hard-hitting crime novels... the latest in a string of superb procedurals written by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom."--Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times The explosive third novel in the Ewert Grens-Piet Hoffmann trilogy, which began with The New York Times bestseller Three Seconds. Stockholm, Sweden: Seventy-three refugees have been found dead, suffocated in a container at Varta harbor. Niamey, Niger: Ewert Grens arrives in a city he's never heard of, in search of a man he never thought he would see again. Piet Hoffmann has again got himself in too deep, infiltrating a West African trafficking ring. He thinks he has two weeks to extricate himself, but will learn that his life, and that of countless defenseless people, now hangs on his actions during three desperate hours.

      Three Hours
      4.2
    • A page-turning new Scandi-crime sensation from the publisher of Jo Nesbo. **THE SMASH-HIT SCANDI THRILLER FROM THE PUBLISHER OF JO NESBO** Set over three explosive days, this is compulsive, heart-pounding storytelling that will keep you on the edge of your seat. He thought she was safe. Then the past came knocking. Seventeen years ago, Inspector Ewert Grens was called to the scene of a brutal crime. A family had been murdered, with only their five-year-old daughter left behind. The girl was moved out and placed under witness protection, but while the case went cold, Grens is still haunted by the memory. When he learns that the apartment where the crime took place is now the scene of a mysterious break-in, Grens fears that someone is intent on silencing the only witness. He must race to find her...before they do. Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Steig Larsson and Samuel Bjork - don't miss out on the latest Scandi-crime sensation.

      Knock Knock
      4.0
    • Three Seconds

      • 506 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      ONE MURDER. Piet Hoffmann is the Swedish police force's best undercover operative. Not even his family know of his double identity. Yet when a drug deal with the Polish mafia goes fatally wrong, his secret life begins to crumble around him. TWO MEN. Detective Inspector Ewert Grens is charged with investigating the drug-related killing. Unaware of Hoffmann's true identity, he believes himself to be on the trail of a dangerous psychopath. THREE SECONDS. Hoffmann must desperately maintain his cover; else he is a dead man walking. But, in the doggedly-perceptive Ewert Grens, he has just made the most relentless of enemies.

      Three Seconds
      4.1
    • Sweet Dreams

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Two little girls go missing on the same day in Stockholm. Their disappearances are never explained. In time, the investigations are abandoned. A chance discovery puts Detective Ewert Grens back on the trail five years later. His own personal trauma makes him determined to find out what happened to these children who were snatched from a supermarket and a car park and never seen again. His search leads him into the recesses of the dark web and the discovery of a paedophile ring that can only be cracked from the inside. Grens is forced to call upon his retired partner, Piet Hoffman, the best undercover operative he knows, to try to infiltrate the group. They will have only one chance - but are they up to the darkest challenge of their lives?[Bokinfo]

      Sweet Dreams
      3.9
    • Cell 8

      • 464 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      A convicted murderer dies awaiting execution on Ohio's death row. Six years later, the same man walks into a Stockholm police station. He's defeated death. He's played the unplayable system. And now Detective Superintendent Ewert Grens must discover how.

      Cell 8
      3.8
    • An unforgettable, thrilling crime novel of how three brothers came to be Sweden's most wanted criminals, inspired by the unbelievable true story and written by the fourth brother.

      The Father. Made in Sweden: Part I
      3.9
    • Rodzinny interes. Ostatni skok

      • 472 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Leo wyciera z krwi podłogę w przedpokoju. Ma czternaście lat i sprząta po swoim ojcu. Ostatni raz. Ojciec poszedł do więzienia, mama leży w szpitalu. On i jego młodsi bracia zostali sami i teraz musi się nimi zaopiekować. Już wie, jak to zrobi. Nałoży maskę i zrobi sw�j pierwszy w życiu skok. Kiedy ma już na koncie całą serię napad�w na banki, trafia do więzienia. Na wolność wychodzi po wielu latach. Teraz ma tylko jeden cel w życiu: popełnić przestępstwo doskonałe i zabrać to, co nie istnieje ? pieniądze, o kt�rych społeczeństwo zdążyło już zapomnieć. Tym razem nie zamierza angażować swoich braci ani zostawić ślad�w, po kt�rych policja mogłaby go odnaleźć. Niespodziewanie sytuacja się komplikuje i do akcji wkracza inspektor policji kryminalnej, John Broncks. Zmieniają się reguły gry: ?Jeśli ty wkręcisz w sprawę mojego brata, ja wkręcę twojego?.

      Rodzinny interes. Ostatni skok
      3.6
    • 100 procent

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      "Vad du påstår är alltså att vi plötsligt befinner oss i något slags ... ja, kriminalroman om seriemördare? Du vet att jag inte håller på med sådant, aldrig har gjort - av den enkla anledningen att det inte finns några svenska seriemördare, aldrig har funnits."Men - om de nu inte finns:Varför töms en kropp på blod?Varför krossas en annan kropp ben för ben och varför bränns en tredje sönder med olika vätskor?Hur säkert är egentligen ett säkert DNA-spår?Och - vad hände egentligen med kriminalkommissarie Ewert Grens, han som sköt sig själv för att avsluta allt?

      100 procent
      3.7
    • Vaderwraak

      Beste Scandinavische misdaadroman 2005

      • 380 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      In een kleine stad brengt een vader zijn dochtertje naar de crèche. Een paar uur later blijkt ze het slachtoffer te zijn geworden van een ontsnapte kindermoordenaar. Omdat het politieonderzoek stokt neemt de vader het recht in eigen handen. Hij handelt uit wraak, maar toch vooral om te voorkomen dat de moordenaar opnieuw zal toeslaan. De reacties van het publiek op de daad van de vader krijgen nationale proporties.

      Vaderwraak
      3.6