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Ewert Grens #9
Knock Knock
He thought she was safe. Then the past came knocking.
Seventeen years ago, Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens was called to the scene of a brutal crime. A family had been murdered, and the only survivor--and witness--was the five-year-old daughter. The girl was placed in the witness protection program, and the case went cold, but years later, Grens is still haunted by the seemingly random slaying, and the little girl who was spared. So when he learns that the apartment where the crime occurred is now the scene of a mysterious break-in, Grens immediately fears that someone is intent on silencing the only witness. He races to find her...before they do.
Meanwhile, someone in the city's criminal underworld is executing weapons smugglers, and has placed former police informant Piet Hoffman's family in grave danger. He must unravel the secret threat to his family, all while keeping secrets of his own. Soon his hunt for answers intertwines with Ewert's, and the two men find themselves in the middle of a criminal conspiracy that is more complicated--and dangerous--than they could have imagined.
Seventeen years ago, Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens was called to the scene of a brutal crime. A family had been murdered, and the only survivor--and witness--was the five-year-old daughter. The girl was placed in the witness protection program, and the case went cold, but years later, Grens is still haunted by the seemingly random slaying, and the little girl who was spared. So when he learns that the apartment where the crime occurred is now the scene of a mysterious break-in, Grens immediately fears that someone is intent on silencing the only witness. He races to find her...before they do.
Meanwhile, someone in the city's criminal underworld is executing weapons smugglers, and has placed former police informant Piet Hoffman's family in grave danger. He must unravel the secret threat to his family, all while keeping secrets of his own. Soon his hunt for answers intertwines with Ewert's, and the two men find themselves in the middle of a criminal conspiracy that is more complicated--and dangerous--than they could have imagined.
448 pages, Hardcover
First published July 19, 2019
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Anders Roslund
52 books408 followersAnders Roslund is a Swedish author and journalist. He is the founder and former head of Kulturnyheterna (Culture News) on SVT, Sweden's national television broadcaster. For many years he worked as a news reporter – specializing in criminal and social issues – and as an Editor-in-chief at Rapport and Aktuellt, the two major News programmes on SVT.
Roslund regularly collaborates with Börge Hellström, and together they make up the writing duo of Roslund & Hellström.
Roslund regularly collaborates with Börge Hellström, and together they make up the writing duo of Roslund & Hellström.
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April 13, 2021
Detective Superintendent Ewart Grens six months from retirement is alerted by colleague Mariana Hermansson of a break in with nothing apparently taken from the same address of the worst crime scene he has ever seen for which he never secures a conviction. Seventeen years ago Zana Lilaj survives the brutal slaughter of her family. Meanwhile, former under cover operator Piet Hoffman receives some shocking threats which demands he takes certain action or his beloved wife and family will pay the ultimate price. The story is principally told by Grens and Hoffman who work together to solve what appears dangerously insoluble.
Well, that’s how you grab a readers attention and hold them in a vice like grip until the very end! This novel is impossible to put down, your eyes are glued to the pages, perched on the edge of your seat, as you just want to solve this huge puzzle. The danger, the huge danger that especially Hoffman faces as the world he has built nearly explodes, is breathtaking. The storyline takes us from Sweden to Albania and it seems as if all roads in the fast paced plot lead to Albania and across the border into neighbouring Montenegro. This is extremely well written, it’s action packed from start to finish as you get a ringside seat in a dramatic race against time, against perpetrators who are always one step ahead and who seem to have metaphorically tied their hands behind their back and shackled them at the same time. The characters are good, Grens is very complex, taciturn, trusts few but is excellent at his job. Hoffman is brave, inventive and creative and could have a starring role in Line off Duty daringly unmasking the villains and staying well below the radar. Their two storylines flow well and the complex plot connects cleverly. You get shock after shock, several are real jaw thunking to the deck kind and the tension is so taut a high wire act could cross it and as if that isn’t enough the author adds more layers so be prepared for palpitations! I had semi worked one thing out but still didn’t see that ending coming and I like that it doesn’t neatly tie in a bow as that would have been a travesty. Brilliant.
If you like your thrillers full of pace, with multiple bends and twists in the plot road, if you want action, suspense and tension so thick you could cut it then look no further than this very high quality Swedish jet black noir. The translation is outstanding too.
With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Random House UK, Vintage, Harvill Secker for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.
Well, that’s how you grab a readers attention and hold them in a vice like grip until the very end! This novel is impossible to put down, your eyes are glued to the pages, perched on the edge of your seat, as you just want to solve this huge puzzle. The danger, the huge danger that especially Hoffman faces as the world he has built nearly explodes, is breathtaking. The storyline takes us from Sweden to Albania and it seems as if all roads in the fast paced plot lead to Albania and across the border into neighbouring Montenegro. This is extremely well written, it’s action packed from start to finish as you get a ringside seat in a dramatic race against time, against perpetrators who are always one step ahead and who seem to have metaphorically tied their hands behind their back and shackled them at the same time. The characters are good, Grens is very complex, taciturn, trusts few but is excellent at his job. Hoffman is brave, inventive and creative and could have a starring role in Line off Duty daringly unmasking the villains and staying well below the radar. Their two storylines flow well and the complex plot connects cleverly. You get shock after shock, several are real jaw thunking to the deck kind and the tension is so taut a high wire act could cross it and as if that isn’t enough the author adds more layers so be prepared for palpitations! I had semi worked one thing out but still didn’t see that ending coming and I like that it doesn’t neatly tie in a bow as that would have been a travesty. Brilliant.
If you like your thrillers full of pace, with multiple bends and twists in the plot road, if you want action, suspense and tension so thick you could cut it then look no further than this very high quality Swedish jet black noir. The translation is outstanding too.
With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Random House UK, Vintage, Harvill Secker for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.
December 10, 2021
رواية بوليسية بعنوان " جريمة عيد الميلاد " تلتقي فيها بالطفلة " زانا " تحتفل بعيد ميلادها الخامس ، وإذ بها تشهد مقتل عائلتها بعد أن كان والدها قد تمكن من تخبئتها بعيداً عن أعين القتلة...باتت هى الناجية الوحيدة التي تتنقل في المنزل بين الجثث الملقاة ، تحجل على ساقها بينهم وتغمغم بأغنية عيد الميلاد...
يصل المحقق " افيرت جرينز " بعد بضعة أيام ، يحتضن الفتاة ويأخذها بعيداً عن مسرح الجريمة وتُمنح لاحقاً هوية جديدة حفاظاً على حياتها...
بعد مُضي سبعة عشر عاماً يصل بلاغ لمركز الشرطة بأن هنالك محاولة اقتحام للشقة ذاتها...
في نفس الوقت هناك عدد من القتلة ينتمون لعصابات إجرامية لتهريب الأسلحة إلى السويد...وكل منهم قد تلقى طلقة رصاصة على الجانب الأيمن من الجبين واخرى على الجانب الأيسر من الصدغ وهذه الطريقة المميزة لا يمكن نسيانها لأنها هى ذاتها التي قُتِل بها أفراد عائلة الصغيرة " زانا "..
على الجانب الآخر العميل السري " هوفمان " الذي كان يعمل متسللاً إلى العصابات الإجرامية لصالح الشرطة ، يتلقى تهديدات صريحة بقتل عائلته إن لم يتعاون مع تاجر سلاح جديد مجهول الهوية يحاول فرض سيطرته على السوق السويدية...
هنالك ما يربط هذه الأحداث جميعها في روابط متشابكة ومعقدة ولكن يبدع الكاتب " أندرس روزلوند " ليسردها في قالب تشويقي مثير ، على درجة عالية من البراعة والاحترافية السردية ، مفعمة بالمشاعر الانسانية وبنهاية صادمة لا يمكن توقعها على الإطلاق...
تتوقف عند المشهد الأول والمشهد الأخير من هذه الرواية طويلاً وتتساءل
ماذا يعني أن تنقذ شخصاً ما ، أو أن ينقذك شخص ما ، كيف يغير ذلك العلاقة بينكما إلى الأبد....
يصل المحقق " افيرت جرينز " بعد بضعة أيام ، يحتضن الفتاة ويأخذها بعيداً عن مسرح الجريمة وتُمنح لاحقاً هوية جديدة حفاظاً على حياتها...
بعد مُضي سبعة عشر عاماً يصل بلاغ لمركز الشرطة بأن هنالك محاولة اقتحام للشقة ذاتها...
في نفس الوقت هناك عدد من القتلة ينتمون لعصابات إجرامية لتهريب الأسلحة إلى السويد...وكل منهم قد تلقى طلقة رصاصة على الجانب الأيمن من الجبين واخرى على الجانب الأيسر من الصدغ وهذه الطريقة المميزة لا يمكن نسيانها لأنها هى ذاتها التي قُتِل بها أفراد عائلة الصغيرة " زانا "..
على الجانب الآخر العميل السري " هوفمان " الذي كان يعمل متسللاً إلى العصابات الإجرامية لصالح الشرطة ، يتلقى تهديدات صريحة بقتل عائلته إن لم يتعاون مع تاجر سلاح جديد مجهول الهوية يحاول فرض سيطرته على السوق السويدية...
هنالك ما يربط هذه الأحداث جميعها في روابط متشابكة ومعقدة ولكن يبدع الكاتب " أندرس روزلوند " ليسردها في قالب تشويقي مثير ، على درجة عالية من البراعة والاحترافية السردية ، مفعمة بالمشاعر الانسانية وبنهاية صادمة لا يمكن توقعها على الإطلاق...
تتوقف عند المشهد الأول والمشهد الأخير من هذه الرواية طويلاً وتتساءل
ماذا يعني أن تنقذ شخصاً ما ، أو أن ينقذك شخص ما ، كيف يغير ذلك العلاقة بينكما إلى الأبد....
January 15, 2024
Una dintre cartile mele preferate citite in acest concediu.
Se citeste super repede, zbor paginile prin fața ochilor, pentru ca actiunea este una alertă si te tine in corzi.
Mi-a plăcut tare mult comisarul si Pier.
Sunt genul de personaje care cuceresc prin felul lor de a fi. Cel puțin pe mine m au captivat rapid.
Nu aveam habar cand m am apucat de citit, ca este o întreagă serie, si parca acum imi pare rau ca nu am stiut, ca le-as fi luat in ordine, dar e ok si asa bănuiesc.
Este o poveste alerta, scrisa bine, dura pe alocuri, cruda in exprimare cand vine vb de cadavrele si crimele narate, dar luată ca un tot, o carte bună.
Acțiunea merge cumva pe două fronturi iar cand se împletesc devine si mai interesant.
După ce am terminat de citit, am inchis cartea si vreo 10 min nu am scos niciun cuvânt. Nu puteam sa vorbesc.
Este o poveste bine scrisă, ce te șochează și da un pic cu tine de pereți, ca la final sa te scoată din stare și sa te aducă înapoi.
Ii dau 5 stele, căci mi-a plăcut și o recomand iubitorilor de gen.
Se citeste super repede, zbor paginile prin fața ochilor, pentru ca actiunea este una alertă si te tine in corzi.
Mi-a plăcut tare mult comisarul si Pier.
Sunt genul de personaje care cuceresc prin felul lor de a fi. Cel puțin pe mine m au captivat rapid.
Nu aveam habar cand m am apucat de citit, ca este o întreagă serie, si parca acum imi pare rau ca nu am stiut, ca le-as fi luat in ordine, dar e ok si asa bănuiesc.
Este o poveste alerta, scrisa bine, dura pe alocuri, cruda in exprimare cand vine vb de cadavrele si crimele narate, dar luată ca un tot, o carte bună.
Acțiunea merge cumva pe două fronturi iar cand se împletesc devine si mai interesant.
După ce am terminat de citit, am inchis cartea si vreo 10 min nu am scos niciun cuvânt. Nu puteam sa vorbesc.
Este o poveste bine scrisă, ce te șochează și da un pic cu tine de pereți, ca la final sa te scoată din stare și sa te aducă înapoi.
Ii dau 5 stele, căci mi-a plăcut și o recomand iubitorilor de gen.
June 6, 2021
Late to the party with the latest instalment to this series so just a shortie review. Finally got around to catching up with Grens & Sundkvist & really enjoyed it. It's a bit slower in spots that typical American fare but it's then you get to know your characters. It has a creepy, intricate plot with a fantastic twist at about the 80% mark that may dislocate your little jaw. It reminded me why I've enjoyed this series in the past & I'm determined to keep up ! 🤨
May 6, 2021
Although this is the ninth book in a series of which I’ve only read one earlier book, I didn’t find this a hindrance, as any relevant back story was revealed in the opening chapters.
Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens is attempting to locate a 22 year old woman called Zana. Seventeen years before, Zana’s entire family was brutally murdered, leaving her as the only witness. Now her old home has been broken into and Grens fears for Zana’s safety.
Meanwhile, the author’s other protagonist, security expert Piet Hoffman and his family are in danger from weapon smugglers. He suspects this is because secret information has been leaked from the police department and requests Grens’s help in locating the mole. As the story progresses, the two cases become intertwined.
This is hardly a typical introspective Scandinavian novel but a fast-paced thriller, somewhat in the style of Simon Kernick with the action shifting from Sweden to Albania and back again. And there’s certainly plenty of action.
I particularly liked the relationship between the two central characters. Once, apparently, deadly enemies, then reluctant allies. Now, if it’s not exactly friendship, it’s certainly one of strong mutual trust.
Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens is attempting to locate a 22 year old woman called Zana. Seventeen years before, Zana’s entire family was brutally murdered, leaving her as the only witness. Now her old home has been broken into and Grens fears for Zana’s safety.
Meanwhile, the author’s other protagonist, security expert Piet Hoffman and his family are in danger from weapon smugglers. He suspects this is because secret information has been leaked from the police department and requests Grens’s help in locating the mole. As the story progresses, the two cases become intertwined.
This is hardly a typical introspective Scandinavian novel but a fast-paced thriller, somewhat in the style of Simon Kernick with the action shifting from Sweden to Albania and back again. And there’s certainly plenty of action.
I particularly liked the relationship between the two central characters. Once, apparently, deadly enemies, then reluctant allies. Now, if it’s not exactly friendship, it’s certainly one of strong mutual trust.
February 2, 2021
4.5 stars. An unsolved case still troubles Detective Inspector Ewert Grens, when he finds five-year old Zana home alone with the corpses of her father, mother, brother and sister. She is the sole survivor of an execution: why? When a bunch of thugs are murdered in the same style and the apartment is robbed, Ewert begins an investigation with his two partners and two cadets. Meanwhile, Piet Hoffman's family, with whom Ewert has grown attached, is threatened to get Piet to start a gang war using a military-style weapon. Somehow, secret police files have been obtained, and there is obviously a mole in the department, causing enormous stress on the investigating team. Trust no one. As Ewert tries to locate Zana, who went into witness protection with a new identity, but bolted from her adopted parents at 16, when she began to remember her past, placing her in mortal danger. Good plot, with mysteries galore, and the age old literary question of what is justice.
P.S. Why hasn't Book 4 in this series been translated into English?
P.S. Why hasn't Book 4 in this series been translated into English?
December 1, 2020
8,5 de 10*
A primeira coisa que me chamou a atenção neste livro foi, sem dúvida, a capa. Quase hipnótica, mas com aquele embrulho no fundo, está muito bem conseguida. Mas nem só da capa vive um livro… felizmente o conteúdo deste “A Aniversariante” correspondeu e não desiludiu.
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A primeira coisa que me chamou a atenção neste livro foi, sem dúvida, a capa. Quase hipnótica, mas com aquele embrulho no fundo, está muito bem conseguida. Mas nem só da capa vive um livro… felizmente o conteúdo deste “A Aniversariante” correspondeu e não desiludiu.
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April 10, 2023
This started really well, it piqued my interest from the very first chapters but then too many characters were involved and too many things happened so I got lost. I didn't have much time to read it but it wasn't like I couldn't wait to finish it either. I skim-read the last few chapters, though, and I have to say that the twist was really good and unexpected.
I think that the timing wasn't right so don't take this rating too seriously. I just didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would. 2 ⭐
November 17, 2020
Fraquinho...
January 24, 2021
KNOCK KNOCK would be noteworthy solely for the fact that it is Anders Roslund’s debut novel. Actually that is not quite accurate, as aficionados of Scandinavian crime fiction will quickly point out. Roslund previously wrote several books with the now-deceased Börge Hellström and a two-volume semi-autobiographical series with Swedish screenwriter Stefan Thunberg under the pen name Anton Svensson. KNOCK KNOCK continues the Roslund/Hellström series featuring Stockholm Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens and former police informant turned security expert Piet Hoffman. I am happy to say that it meets and exceeds the expectations created by its predecessors.
It should be noted immediately that one does not need to have read the previous installments in the series to appreciate this latest entry. Roslund, with an excellent assist from translator Elizabeth Clark Wessel, gives newcomers a recap of what has gone before as needed. Therefore, it is fitting that the book begins with a flashback to one of Ewert’s cases from approximately 15 years ago, when an apparent home invasion resulted in the execution of four members of a family. The lone survivor was a five-year-old girl named Zana Lilaj. Ewert was the responding inspector to the call and took the suddenly orphaned child under his wing, ensuring that she was placed in foster care under witness protection.
The troubled, taciturn and brilliant Ewert is now at loose ends; he is six months away from his mandatory retirement and is wondering what to do next. The present meets the past when he is summoned to a crime scene where a body is found bearing the signature wounds of those on the Lilaj family members. When two more people who have been executed in a similar fashion are found, Ewert is fearful that Zana’s life is in danger.
Meanwhile, Piet has been freed from prison and is running a successful personal security firm. His life is upended when an unknown person threatens to expose his past as a police informant to an illegal arms dealer who had been imprisoned because of Piet’s undercover work. The blackmailer has documents that were thought to be held under the tightest possible security by Ewert’s boss. Piet is now forced to revisit his old life and act as an intermediary in the sale of a large cache of weapons that technically don’t even exist. The penalty for failure will be the murder of his family.
A desperate Piet turns to Ewert, with whom he has had an extremely complicated and occasionally antagonistic relationship. However, it is clear that there is a traitor in Ewert’s department. The irony here is that both Ewert and Piet, who have trouble trusting anyone, must trust each other as their respective difficulties slowly converge. The story moves from Stockholm to Albania and back again, careening toward a conclusion that is by turns satisfying, tragic and unforgettable.
KNOCK KNOCK is shot through with images and scenes that are impossible to forget and are intertwined with a number of suspenseful vignettes. Anders Roslund is a household name throughout most of the world as a master of crime fiction, and this book is a sterling example of why.
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
It should be noted immediately that one does not need to have read the previous installments in the series to appreciate this latest entry. Roslund, with an excellent assist from translator Elizabeth Clark Wessel, gives newcomers a recap of what has gone before as needed. Therefore, it is fitting that the book begins with a flashback to one of Ewert’s cases from approximately 15 years ago, when an apparent home invasion resulted in the execution of four members of a family. The lone survivor was a five-year-old girl named Zana Lilaj. Ewert was the responding inspector to the call and took the suddenly orphaned child under his wing, ensuring that she was placed in foster care under witness protection.
The troubled, taciturn and brilliant Ewert is now at loose ends; he is six months away from his mandatory retirement and is wondering what to do next. The present meets the past when he is summoned to a crime scene where a body is found bearing the signature wounds of those on the Lilaj family members. When two more people who have been executed in a similar fashion are found, Ewert is fearful that Zana’s life is in danger.
Meanwhile, Piet has been freed from prison and is running a successful personal security firm. His life is upended when an unknown person threatens to expose his past as a police informant to an illegal arms dealer who had been imprisoned because of Piet’s undercover work. The blackmailer has documents that were thought to be held under the tightest possible security by Ewert’s boss. Piet is now forced to revisit his old life and act as an intermediary in the sale of a large cache of weapons that technically don’t even exist. The penalty for failure will be the murder of his family.
A desperate Piet turns to Ewert, with whom he has had an extremely complicated and occasionally antagonistic relationship. However, it is clear that there is a traitor in Ewert’s department. The irony here is that both Ewert and Piet, who have trouble trusting anyone, must trust each other as their respective difficulties slowly converge. The story moves from Stockholm to Albania and back again, careening toward a conclusion that is by turns satisfying, tragic and unforgettable.
KNOCK KNOCK is shot through with images and scenes that are impossible to forget and are intertwined with a number of suspenseful vignettes. Anders Roslund is a household name throughout most of the world as a master of crime fiction, and this book is a sterling example of why.
Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
October 13, 2020
3.8*/5*
December 1, 2020
UAU! Arrepiante e trepidante. Um horrendo crime de uma família em que apenas restou uma menina de cinco anos (a aniversariante) a saltitar no meio de um terrível fedor.
A memória funciona de um modo estranho. E Ewert Grens regressa dezassete anos depois a esta investigação que não solucionou. E a trama que parecia seguir num determinado sentido muda completamente com uma nova personagem enredado numa ameaçadora chantagem em que o passado turbulento voltou para o assombrar. Duas estórias paralelas. Ou talvez não, porque os dois protagonistas interagem e desta vez vão passar por algo que nunca tinham vivido antes, numa trama intricada com o submundo do crime e a corrupção nas forças policiais para salvar uma família numa corrida contra o tempo e revelar o que aconteceu aquela menina. 3 dias de muito suspense e ação num thriller emocionalmente inteligente e sem pontas soltas. Fiquei fã deste autor que não conhecia.
A memória funciona de um modo estranho. E Ewert Grens regressa dezassete anos depois a esta investigação que não solucionou. E a trama que parecia seguir num determinado sentido muda completamente com uma nova personagem enredado numa ameaçadora chantagem em que o passado turbulento voltou para o assombrar. Duas estórias paralelas. Ou talvez não, porque os dois protagonistas interagem e desta vez vão passar por algo que nunca tinham vivido antes, numa trama intricada com o submundo do crime e a corrupção nas forças policiais para salvar uma família numa corrida contra o tempo e revelar o que aconteceu aquela menina. 3 dias de muito suspense e ação num thriller emocionalmente inteligente e sem pontas soltas. Fiquei fã deste autor que não conhecia.
January 24, 2024
Thriller sueco com bons ingredientes. Um crime brutal do passado que se reflete no presente, um detetive à beira da reforma, alguns fiéis subordinados e um infiltrado em apuros. A certa altura, aborreceu-me um pouco por ter algumas reviravoltas, mas o fim não desapontou. Já li melhor, mas recomenda-se. Emprestado pela Rita.
November 20, 2020
Opinião brevemente
June 10, 2021
Knock Knock is an exciting story in which a police inspector and a former police informant are in a race against time to try to save the life of the only remaining witness to a crime from the past. Five candles on the cake. Joy. Impatience. The anticipation. Zana could not have imagined that the destinies of many people would be erased that day. Hers, too. She just wanted to sing Happy Birthday with everyone, yet her fate irrevocably changed that day as did those of family and friends closest to her. Crime Inspector Evert Grens was summoned to take part in an investigation in a Stockholm apartment. One family, seemingly randomly selected, was brutally killed. Only a five-year-old girl who was placed in a witness protection program survived. Seventeen years later, except for Inspector Grens, everyone has forgotten about the case. However, when he is informed that someone broke into the apartment where the massacre once took place, he will immediately suspect that someone has returned to clean up and cover their tracks, to find and remove the only surviving witness.
Grens' search for Zanzibar will intersect with the investigation of Pete Hoffman, a former police informant whose family is threatened by Hoffman's former employers from the underworld. Together they have seventy-two hours to solve cases and save innocent lives. This is a compulsive and exciting part thriller part police procedural from an award-winning crime writer at the peak of his powers. He writes with gritty realism, something I love when it comes to European crime fiction, and this Sweden-set tale keeps you on your toes throughout as the unlikely investigative pair race to save innocent lives. It's a terrifying yet believable story about betrayal and revenge, which brings together Ewert Grens and Piet Hoffmann - two of Anders Roslund's iconic characters - in an alert, scintillating and tense action novel. In three days, secrets kept sacred for two decades come to light, and finally, the curtain falls, revealing the most unexpected perpetrator in an explosive final twist. Highly recommended.
Grens' search for Zanzibar will intersect with the investigation of Pete Hoffman, a former police informant whose family is threatened by Hoffman's former employers from the underworld. Together they have seventy-two hours to solve cases and save innocent lives. This is a compulsive and exciting part thriller part police procedural from an award-winning crime writer at the peak of his powers. He writes with gritty realism, something I love when it comes to European crime fiction, and this Sweden-set tale keeps you on your toes throughout as the unlikely investigative pair race to save innocent lives. It's a terrifying yet believable story about betrayal and revenge, which brings together Ewert Grens and Piet Hoffmann - two of Anders Roslund's iconic characters - in an alert, scintillating and tense action novel. In three days, secrets kept sacred for two decades come to light, and finally, the curtain falls, revealing the most unexpected perpetrator in an explosive final twist. Highly recommended.
August 26, 2020
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Хофман вече не е в занаята на професионален престъпник, не е вълк сред вълци със задача да ги унищожи. Сега ръководи легален охранителен бизнес, успял е да се върне при семейството си – това, което го движеше в предишните романи. Свръхсекретното му досие уж се пази внимателно и никой не знае за нелегалната му дейност, която го е хвърляла в страховити премеждия. Само дето някой успява да го открадне и да го набележи за шантаж. Този някой има склад с оръжия, които са считани за мит – най-мощните картечници, създавани някога, и иска да предизвика война между престъпните групировки в Швеция, за да им ги продаде да се избиват по-ефективно. И е избрал Хофман и неговите специални умения да разпали войната – и му привлича вниманието по крайно гаден начин, използвайки децата му и ръчни гранати.
CIELA Books
http://knigolandia.info/book-review/3...
Хофман вече не е в занаята на професионален престъпник, не е вълк сред вълци със задача да ги унищожи. Сега ръководи легален охранителен бизнес, успял е да се върне при семейството си – това, което го движеше в предишните романи. Свръхсекретното му досие уж се пази внимателно и никой не знае за нелегалната му дейност, която го е хвърляла в страховити премеждия. Само дето някой успява да го открадне и да го набележи за шантаж. Този някой има склад с оръжия, които са считани за мит – най-мощните картечници, създавани някога, и иска да предизвика война между престъпните групировки в Швеция, за да им ги продаде да се избиват по-ефективно. И е избрал Хофман и неговите специални умения да разпали войната – и му привлича вниманието по крайно гаден начин, използвайки децата му и ръчни гранати.
CIELA Books
http://knigolandia.info/book-review/3...
February 19, 2021
Καλούτσικο αστυνομικό βιβλίο (και όχι ψυχολογικό θρίλερ που γράφει στο εξώφυλλο)... Θα μπορούσε νομίζω να είναι 100-150 σελίδες μικρότερο βέβαια! Δυνατή αρχή και τέλος.
June 20, 2021
O carte perfectă pentru un maraton, şi asta pentru că se citeşte repede, este plină de suspans şi te ține acolo. Un thriller polițist foarte bun.
➕ inteligența copiilor, simnțul de a-şi recunoaşte părinţii chiar şi atunci când aceştia au altă înfățişare;
➕ imaginea negativă creată Suediei;
➕ modul perfect de a prezenta personajele, cu trecutul si viata lor;
➕ Piet Hoffman personajul meu preferat;
➖am văzut pe GoodReads că această carte este a-9 dintr-o serie🤭nu am idee cât se leagă între ele, dar sigur un fir e acolo;
➖către final multitudinea de nume şi locații m-a făcut să pot urmării mai greu acțiunea;
🎂" Întotdeauna, întotdeauna să fii cu un pas înaintea tuturor celor din jur, să şti mai mult decât ei, şi o să ştii ce se va întâmpla."pag. 87🎂
➕ inteligența copiilor, simnțul de a-şi recunoaşte părinţii chiar şi atunci când aceştia au altă înfățişare;
➕ imaginea negativă creată Suediei;
➕ modul perfect de a prezenta personajele, cu trecutul si viata lor;
➕ Piet Hoffman personajul meu preferat;
➖am văzut pe GoodReads că această carte este a-9 dintr-o serie🤭nu am idee cât se leagă între ele, dar sigur un fir e acolo;
➖către final multitudinea de nume şi locații m-a făcut să pot urmării mai greu acțiunea;
🎂" Întotdeauna, întotdeauna să fii cu un pas înaintea tuturor celor din jur, să şti mai mult decât ei, şi o să ştii ce se va întâmpla."pag. 87🎂
April 11, 2021
Adevărul este că nordicii scriu bine de tot. La capitolul “romane polițiste” excelează. Pentru mine e primul roman citit a lui Anders Roslund. Am înțeles că anul acesta vor mai traduce unul. Clar îl voi cumpăra😬.
Începutul cărții e puțin macabru și sfâșietor din punct de vedere emoțional.
O fetiță de 5 anișori este martoră la asasinarea familiei sale (părinții, fratele și sora) exact în ziua în care își sărbătorea aniversarea. Dar macabru este faptul că a stat acolo, cu cadavrele, câteva zile până când un vecin a bănuit că s-a întâmplat ceva și a anunțat poliția. Comisarul ajuns la fața locului nu va uita niciodată scena din fața ochilor săi, dar nici pe fetița mică și nevinovată, care nu conștientiza ce se întâmplase deja cu familia sa.
Ulterior povestea sare dupa 17 ani, când în același apartament are loc o spargere dar fără să lipsească nimic. Iar apoi apar cadavre a unor oameni dubioși, executați exact în același stil ca familia fetiței cu ani în urmă.
În alt plan, avem un fost informator al poliției suedeze, care a ajutat poliția toată viața lui să prindă traficanți de droguri, de arme etc. Acesta este retras din activitate și își petrece viața alături de soția și copiii săi. Până când, cineva care îi amenință familia și existența, îl trimite într-un joc contracronometru pentru supraviețuire.
Este un roman cu de toate: mister, suspans, adrenalină, corupție, poliție, prietenie, încredere. Am încercat să intuiesc câte ceva dar bineînțeles că am fost departe de adevăr.
Recomand această carte tuturor iubitorilor de conspirații, romane polițiste, crime, thrillere...
March 14, 2021
✍️Obećavajući početak.
Ponadala sam se jako, jako dobrom krimiću već na prvim stranama.
Skandinavci su me navikli na mnogo, dobro, najbolje, krvavo, savršeno krvavo, puno akcije...
Nakon prvih nekoliko stranica stekla sam dojam da je Roslund radio na kvantitetu, a ne na kvalitetu.
I... prevarila sam se.
Bilo je ovakvih segmenata, međutim čitav roman je pružio toliko da je ovo posve zanemarivo.
📘Štokholmski inspektor Ewert Grens i bivši kriminalac i doušnik štokholmske policije Piet Hoffmann sudionici su ove fenomenalne krvave akcije.
✍️Također, zasmetalo mi je kad je preko 100 stranica bila samo Hoffmanova priča, bez pomena Grensa, sve dok se njihovi putevi nisu ukrstili i tada je krenulo ono najbolje.
✍️Ono što je svojstveno ovakvim knjigama su ubistva, istrage, dodatne kriminalne radnje, ali ovdje se susrećemo s ljudima koji rade takve stvari kako bi zaštitili porodicu, malu djecu, one koji su kao djeca pretrpjeli veliku traumu gubitkom porodice, gledanjem kako ih neko ubija...
✍️Za Skandinavce, s pravom, govore da su kraljevi krimića.
A kada jedan kralj krimića piše o Albancima, Kosovu, Balkanu, "ulcinskom smaknuću", "krvnoj osveti"... možete samo zamisliti kakvo remek-djelo dobijete ili jednostavno možete uzeti Sretan rođendan ti da pročitate i uživate.
Ponadala sam se jako, jako dobrom krimiću već na prvim stranama.
Skandinavci su me navikli na mnogo, dobro, najbolje, krvavo, savršeno krvavo, puno akcije...
Nakon prvih nekoliko stranica stekla sam dojam da je Roslund radio na kvantitetu, a ne na kvalitetu.
I... prevarila sam se.
Bilo je ovakvih segmenata, međutim čitav roman je pružio toliko da je ovo posve zanemarivo.
📘Štokholmski inspektor Ewert Grens i bivši kriminalac i doušnik štokholmske policije Piet Hoffmann sudionici su ove fenomenalne krvave akcije.
✍️Također, zasmetalo mi je kad je preko 100 stranica bila samo Hoffmanova priča, bez pomena Grensa, sve dok se njihovi putevi nisu ukrstili i tada je krenulo ono najbolje.
✍️Ono što je svojstveno ovakvim knjigama su ubistva, istrage, dodatne kriminalne radnje, ali ovdje se susrećemo s ljudima koji rade takve stvari kako bi zaštitili porodicu, malu djecu, one koji su kao djeca pretrpjeli veliku traumu gubitkom porodice, gledanjem kako ih neko ubija...
✍️Za Skandinavce, s pravom, govore da su kraljevi krimića.
A kada jedan kralj krimića piše o Albancima, Kosovu, Balkanu, "ulcinskom smaknuću", "krvnoj osveti"... možete samo zamisliti kakvo remek-djelo dobijete ili jednostavno možete uzeti Sretan rođendan ti da pročitate i uživate.
July 28, 2021
I so want to give spoilers but Anders Roslund has used Ewert Grens and Piet Hoffmann to bring to a some what ending to a hunt for the killers of Zana's parents and siblings. It all starts with the murders of three men who were the subjects of an investigation of Zana's family, only 20 or so years later. Everything was set up to get Piet Hoffmann to kill whoever he wanted to wipe out. But Piet set himself up to resist what he didn't want to do. Anders uses this to make everything take place in Sweden but also uses Albania as where the guns come from and also goes there to test Piet. Anders uses many scenarios to get your blood pumping and you do get it pumping.
February 17, 2023
استمتعت جدا بالرواية
December 16, 2020
Gostei bastante da história, da reviravolta (que não esperava), mas a classificação do livro sai prejudicada pelas páginas que, na minha oinião, tem a mais..
January 25, 2021
O que hei-de dizer deste livro, não era o que eu estava á espera, mas gostei imenso e principalmente das reviravoltas existentes ao longo do livro.
November 23, 2021
meh bla
November 20, 2020
„Trei zile” de Anders Roslund este o lectură ușoară atunci când vrei să ieși din starea latentă în care nu mai poți citi, te menține suficient de interesat în acțiune. Deși vorbește despre violență asupra copiilor și adulților, fiind implicate crime, asasinate, acestea nu sunt grafice, de aceea nici nu am introdus cartea la genul thriller (cel mult ar putea fi de suspans). Pentru mine a fost o carte „mild” din punct de vedere al temei, sunt o devoratoare a seriei Fabian Risk de Ahnhem sau Departamentul Q de Jussi Adler-Olsen și poate am avut eu așteptări prea mari.
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