by Leif GW Persson (Author)
In this second installment of Persson's trilogy of police procedurals featuring the small, fat and primitive Evert Backstroem, the grand master's most appallingly repulsive (and funniest) character is finally given his fifteen minutes of fame by way of his patented combination of laziness, luck, and an unbelievable sense of timing. A seemingly ordinary murder puzzles Backstroem, who is struggling with strict orders from his doctor to lead a healthier life. His gut feeling proves him right: within days, his team has another murder linked to the first on their hands, and reports of alleged ties to a Securicor heist gone out of control, killing two. The nation needs a hero, and the newly appointed head of the Vasterort police force Anna Holt needs somebody to kill the dragon for her. Who better to heed to the task than Evert Backstroem: self-sufficient, ostentatious, devoid of moral, Hawaii shirt-clad, and, latterly, armed?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Edition: 0
Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 09 Oct 2014
ISBN 10: 0552778176
ISBN 13: 9780552778176
Book Overview: An award winning, darkly comic and compelling Swedish crime novel from a master of the genre