Knock Knock

Knock Knock

  • Downloads:1802
  • Type:Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date:2021-01-20 04:18:57
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Anders Roslund
  • ISBN:9780593188217
  • Environment:PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle

Summary

Notes From Your Bookseller

The title of the book alone sets the mood at the start。 A story is told。 A knock is heard on a door。 Inspector Ewert Grens arrives in the next chapter, and what he sees is not what was described。 This book will set you on edge from the start。 Be prepared for some serious breath holding。

The #1 international-bestselling thriller that tells the electrifying story of a police inspector and a former criminal informant in a race against time as they attempt to unravel past and present secrets。

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。

Editor Reviews

★ 11/02/2020

In Roslund’s heart-pounding fourth Grens and Hoffman novel (after 2019’s Three Hours with the late Börge Hellström), a break-in at the Stockholm apartment where every member of the Lilaj family, except five-year-old Zana, was killed 17 years earlier prompts Det。 Supt。 Ewert Grens to reexamine the case。 Grens discovers that Zana’s witness protection file has disappeared from a secure police archive just as several criminals are murdered in the same manner as her family。 Meanwhile, Piet Hoffman is contacted anonymously by a person who knows all about Hoffman’s time infiltrating Stockholm’s criminal underworld for the police。 If Hoffman doesn’t start a gang war and thereby kick start demand for this new player in the weapons smuggling business, he and his family will be killed。 Grens and Hoffman combine forces, as Grens senses they’re working two ends of the same problem。 While the peril that Hoffman faces is palpable, Grens’s impending retirement and loss of purpose presents its own existential threat。 This terrific mash-up of police procedural and crime thriller has strongly imagined characters, explosive action, and a twisty plot with an unexpected conclusion。 It’s a must for Scandinavian noir fans。 Agent: Niclas Salomonsson, Salomonsson Agency (Sweden)。 (Jan。)

Publishers Weekly

Download

Excerpt

Read an Excerpt

I’m five years old。

Almost exactly。

I know that。 Five years and a few days and a few nights。

It still feels like it just happened。 I was sitting at the kitchen table with Mom on one side and Dad on the other and Eliot and Julia were across from me。 And I blew out five candles all at once。 They were in the middle of my cake and they were red with a little blue too but only at the very, very bottom, when you looked really close。

A few days and a few nights。

I clear my throat and try to smile, like I always do when I sing。 It’s my favorite song。 Happybirthdaytoyooou。 And if I sing it loud enough, my voice bounces off the ceiling and the walls and comes back to my open arms, where I catch it and hold on tight。

Happybirthdaytoyooou。 Happybirthdaytoyooou。

When I sing, I don’t hear the TV。 A kid’s show。 I’ve been watching it almost all day。 Just like yesterday。 And the yesterday before that。 I didn’t get to do that before。 But I do now。

I stop singing, stand up; it’s hard to stay on the floor when my legs want to move, which they do a lot。 I hop out of our living room, which is so big。 I have to be careful here, the sofa is almost brand new, and the table is made of glass。 If I touch it, my fingers leave smudges。

I jump all the way to Eliot’s room, where he’s sitting at his desk chair with his desk lamp on。 He’s pretending to read with a book open in front of him。 But he can read, I know it, he’s in second grade now。 Eliot’s gotten nicer the last few days。 Probably because I turned five。 I’m not four anymore, I’m big now。 He doesn’t even push me away from his racetrack anymore, the one he keeps high up on a shelf so I can’t reach it。 And he even let me win twice with the blue car that has a yellow line on its roof。 He never did that before。

I always jump on one leg。 Just one leg at a time。 And if I use two, I go back and do it all over again。 I came up with that myself。

Julia has a dollhouse in her room。 It’s really old。 And I’m not allowed to touch it。 If I do, Julia runs straight into my room and grabs my dollhouse and shakes it hard。 But my big sister is asleep。 She’s on her tummy and her face is turned away。 Julia can’t see that I moved the tiny furniture, which is supposed to be on the top floor, down to the bottom floor。

In here I can’t hop。 Then she’ll see me。 I have to sneak。 If Julia wakes up, if she sees me by the dollhouse she’ll scream, and maybe even jerk on my arm。

Mom is sitting on a chair in the kitchen, laughing a little。 You can’t hear it, but she’s smiling while she watches my ­five-​­year-​­old hopping feet。 She’s been happy for a while now, and it’s so nice when Mom laughs, it doesn’t matter if it dribbles onto the floor a little when you drink orange juice straight out of the carton, or if you drop a little sugar and flour on the kitchen table because you’re baking。 I grab onto the edge of the table and pull myself up into Mom’s lap。 It’s always so easy to talk to her。 I like to put my ear to her tummy and listen to how her voice sounds deep down inside before it comes out。

After I sit on Mom’s lap I like to hop on one leg out to the creaky wicker chair in the hallway, to Dad。 He likes to sit there, he reads a lot of newspapers, and it’s a little quieter out there with the jackets and the umbrellas。 I listen。 Yes, it is, it is quieter。 And the chair is so big, almost like an armchair。 I’m able to squeeze in next to him。 I think he likes when I sit there。 Then he can still use his arms to flip the pages of his big, rustling newspapers。

Eliot and Julia and Mama and Papa。 I think I like them even more than before。 I can talk as much as I want。 And they listen。

It’s fun to turn five。

And then keep celebrating it for a few more days and nights。

I sing it again。 Happybirthdaytoyooou。 Happybirthdaytoyooou。 I sing it loud, really loud, trying to sing over the knocking on the door。 Then more knocking, harder this time。 Finally I stop singing, and hop down from Dad’s chair, and run super fast。 I stand on my tippy-toes and jump as high as I can。 I’m just able to grab on and turn the tiny bar。

Mom taught me how。 I am always supposed to lock the door behind me。 The shiny bar should be turned to look like a mouth and not a nose。

And that’s the one I’m trying to turn right now。

A beautiful door。

Dark, heavy wood, early twentieth century。 It somehow belongs with the muted, hollow sound of his knocking that fills the rounded stairwell, echoing off the slightly too steep steps, the high and elegant ceiling, and the flowery wallpaper that grows more lushly realistic on every floor。 Ewert Grens, standing in front of an apartment in central Stockholm, knocks again even harder。

“Somebody’s in there。 I hear them all day long。 I hear it through my living room floor, in my hall, even in the bathroom。 You wouldn’t believe how thin the walls are in this building。”

A voice, pinched and irritated, comes from behind him。 Grens doesn’t turn around, doesn’t answer, just rings the bell for a fourth time。

“Someone’s ­singing—​­probably one of the kids, I’m fairly certain they have three。 And I think it might be a TV too, very loud。 It’s been on for at least a couple of days。 And not during the ­day—​­all night, too。 I was the one who called, I live in the apartment upstairs。”

The detective superintendent finally glances behind him。 A man, just over forty, arms crossed, the kind of guy he dislikes immediately without really knowing why。 The type who puts their ear to the door and listens。

“Happy birthday。”

“What?”

“That’s the song the child sings。 Happy birthday to you。 Over and over。”

The neighbor called in about the strange sounds。 And called again when strange sounds turned to strange smells。

“I’m going to have to ask you to return to your own apartment now。”

“But I’m the one ­who 。 。 。”

“Yes—​­and you did the right thing。 But now I need you to go back upstairs so I can take care of this。”

Grens waits until he’s completely alone before knocking a third time, impatiently, urgently, as if the muted and the hollow are calling out decisively。 When no one opens the door, he bends down to peek through the mail slot, but before he gets there, someone on the other side tries to turn the lock。 They don’t manage, but they try again。 He can hear a quiet thump on a hardwood floor。

“Police。”

Thump, thump, like someone jumping。

“Police。 Open the door。”

A lock that is slowly being turned。 A handle that seems to move on its own。

Ewert Grens doesn’t like using a weapon。 But still he grabs the gun from his shoulder holster and takes a step back。

Her hair is quite long。 Blond。 He doesn’t know anything about children, but if he had to ­guess—​­she’s four, maybe five years old。

“Hello。”

She’s wearing a red dress。 Big stains on its chest and stomach。 She smiles, her face is also stained, maybe from food。

“Hello。 Are your mom or dad at home?”

She nods。

“Good。 Can you go get them?”

“No。”

“No?”

“They can’t walk。”

So strange。

How the stench, sharp, intrusive, a stench he’s so familiar with, which met him faintly as soon as he entered the beautiful stairwell and assaulted him anew the moment the child with stains on her dress and her face opened the ­door—​­how that stench doesn’t really become part of his consciousness until he takes a few steps into the hall and is standing in front of a man slumped over in a chair between a coat and a shoe rack。

“This is my dad。”

A large hole sits on the right side of his forehead。 Shot at close range from the front, probably a handgun and a ­soft-​­point bullet, half lead, half titanium。

“I told you。”

The other bullet hole is slightly smaller, shot from an angle, just below the left temple。

“See they can’t walk。”

Ewert Grens doesn’t have time to stop her from jumping into her father’s lap, arranging his stiff, unwilling hands so that they’re not in her way, squeezing in between his right thigh and the chair’s armrest。

“Come here。”

“I’m going to talk to Daddy。”

“Come to me。”

Grens has never held a child of that age, and they’re heavier than he imagined。 He grabs hold of her shoulders, then lifts her gently。

“Are there more?”

“More?”

“Is it just you and Daddy?”

“Everybody’s here。”

Her mother is sitting in a chair in the kitchen。 She seems to have her eyes shut, lips frozen in a smile。 Two bullet holes, just like the ­father—​­forehead and temple。 There’s sugar and flour on the table, her clothes, and the floor。 It doesn’t want to let go of the soles of his shoes as he walks across it。 Mostly Grens stares at the cake, which sits untouched on the large kitchen table, five extinguished candles, green marzipan。

“It’s mine。 My birthday cake。”

“It looks delicious。”

“I blew the candles out myself。”

The two siblings are exactly where the girl says they’ve been for a long time。 In their rooms, the sister lying on the bed, bullet hole in the back of her head, the brother at his desk, shot straight from above, bullet hole on the crown of his head。

That terrible sound。 A TV, at maximum volume, a kid’s show。 Ewert Grens turns it off。

The quiet living room feels emptier。

Too much space for a stench more intense than any he’s experienced before。

He sits down on the black leather sofa, as glossy as it is long, puts the girl in one of the armchairs。 He looks at her for a long time。 She doesn’t seem scared, just hums quietly to herself。

“You have a pretty voice。”

“Happybirthdaytoyou。”

“Very nice。 You just had your birthday?”

“Yes。”

“Five? Like the candles on the cake?”

“And a few days。”

“A few days?”

“And a few nights。”

Ewert Grens looks around, struggling to keep breathing, slow and steady。

A few days and a few nights。

That’s how long this little girl has lived with the stench。

Now

Part

1

He’s never liked summer。

Something that chafed at his skin, something he’d fought year after year until finally he stopped fighting it at all。 That’s the way it is。 The heat。 The quiet city。 People walking around in shorts, laughing too loud。

Detective Superintendent Ewert Grens lay on the brown corduroy sofa, its stripes long since worn away, his head cradled on the low armrest, his back sunk into cushions that had been far too soft for a long time。 While that gentle music, his Siw Malmkvist who sang sixties songs just for him, flowed out of an ancient speaker crammed into his bookshelf between overflowing binders and thick investigation reports。 Both of his windows stood wide open, but despite the early hour it was already a stiflingly warm ­twenty-​­seven degrees inside and out。 He’d stopped fighting when he realized he was not alone。 He wasn’t the only one who was changed by June, July, and August。 But they didn’t fight the ­season—​­they fought people。 That terrible heat crept into them, hunted them, played havoc with their boundaries, and it wasn’t just in prison corridors that the number of riots increased as the heat became more oppressive; also outside those walls reality shrank as heat pushed down from above。 And when heart rates increase, so does violence, so does murder。 He’d been a detective for most of his life, and it had been a long time since he could take a break when the sidewalks lacked any snow。

A stubborn knocking at his office door。

They could keep on if they wanted to。

His neck was stiff and tender, his leg aching like usual。 The oldest detective on this dusty corridor, second oldest on the entire force。 And there it was, less than six months away, that giant black hole that scared him even more than his bed at home, an abyss a man falls into headlong and then never stops falling。 The one thing he didn’t want to think about, and the only thing he could think about。

That goddamn knocking。 They weren’t giving up。

More than forty years。 My god。 He’d been so young when he first set foot in this building, already convinced he belonged here。 So young he could never imagine the end arriving。 Not because you want it, but because a society you never wanted to be a part of has decided the ending for you。

“Ewert?”

Now it wasn’t enough to just knock。 Now someone was shouting through the keyhole。

“I know you’re in there, Ewert。 I’m coming in。 No matter what you say。”

He was still lying on the worn corduroy sofa when the door opened。 She glanced at him, then strode purposefully over to the cassette player and its off button。 Siw fell silent。 The songs of a much simpler time。

Mariana Hermansson。

Perhaps the only person in the Kronoberg Police Station whom he couldn’t bend to his will, who always challenged him, and who had no clue how proud she made her boss when she did。

“Breaking and entering, Ewert。”

Her office was at the far end of this hall。 She’d started as a temp one summer, and he made sure she got hired ­full-​­time despite the bureaucracy and the many applicants who seemed more qualified on paper。 And he’d come to treasure her like the daughter he never had, how she’d put a steady hand on his arm when she spoke to him, how she demanded answers to questions he didn’t even want to hear, how she laughed at him, made him feel unsure of himself in the only context where he ever felt sure。

“I want you to take a look at it。 Now。”

He sat up on the edge of the sofa, stretching a little, and pointed to his desk and its mountains of paperwork。

“I don’t work ­break-​­ins。 Too many people dying in this town。 And that, as you very well know, takes all of my time。”

Reviews

BOOKLOVER10

"Knock Knock," by Anders Roslund, was translated from the Swedish by Elizabeth Clark Wessel。 Detective Superintendent Ewert Grens has not been joyful for years, but he is even more downcast than usual of late。 Grens, who is sixty-four, fears that he will be forced to retire when he turns sixty-five。 Since he has no other way of filling his time, Ewert cannot imagine leaving his job。 Meanwhile, he is investigating a series of execution-style killings that bear eerie similarities to a seventeen-ye "Knock Knock," by Anders Roslund, was translated from the Swedish by Elizabeth Clark Wessel。 Detective Superintendent Ewert Grens has not been joyful for years, but he is even more downcast than usual of late。 Grens, who is sixty-four, fears that he will be forced to retire when he turns sixty-five。 Since he has no other way of filling his time, Ewert cannot imagine leaving his job。 Meanwhile, he is investigating a series of execution-style killings that bear eerie similarities to a seventeen-year-old scene of carnage that still haunts him。 In addition, Piet Hoffmann turns up, asking for Ewert's help。 Not only has Piet spent time in prison, but he subsequently went undercover in order to infiltrate and bring down criminal networks。This convoluted tale involves a traumatized little girl who has lost everyone she loves; felons eager to corner the market in illegal arms; and a shadowy individual who pressures Piet to start a gang war in Sweden。 If Hoffmann refuses, his wife and three young children will pay the price。 Piet and Grens join forces in an effort to identify the mastermind behind the mayhem and prevent further bloodshed。Roslund's central characters are vivid and well-defined。 Grens is edgy, sleeps poorly, and suspects that a bent cop may be undermining him。 Mariana Hermansson, Ewert's outspoken, hard-working, and competent subordinate, is offended when her boss questions where her loyalties lie。 As for Piet, he had settled into a comfortable routine with his family, but now reverts to the warrior he once was—a cunning predator and strategist who will do whatever is necessary to neutralize his adversaries。 The novel is a bit long and rambling, and readers may groan when Roslund introduces plot elements that do not ring true。 In general, however, the author juggles most of his story lines skillfully, maintains a high level of suspense, and wraps things up with an intense and unanticipated finale。 The bottom line is that brutality breeds brutality, and those who lust for vengeance will never know peace。 。。。more

Ann Marie

Special thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Putnam for my ARC of this book。Explosive, heart pounding mystery。 I am finally surrounding myself with clever mysteries! Highly recommended!

Steve

Wow! How’s that for starting a book review? Piet Hoffmann was a police informant, helping to put away many criminals in Swedish prisons。 Now trying to live a normal life with his wife and three children, his past has come knocking on his door。 Someone has been able to find the records of his past (that were supposed to be unreachable) and is using that information to make him help to expose certain elements of the Swedish weapons smuggling community。 Meanwhile, Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens cat Wow! How’s that for starting a book review? Piet Hoffmann was a police informant, helping to put away many criminals in Swedish prisons。 Now trying to live a normal life with his wife and three children, his past has come knocking on his door。 Someone has been able to find the records of his past (that were supposed to be unreachable) and is using that information to make him help to expose certain elements of the Swedish weapons smuggling community。 Meanwhile, Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens catches the execution-style murder of one of those weapons smugglers。 Grens had caught another case some seventeen years earlier - the murder of a father, mother, and two children。 Another child, just 5 years old, was found in the home and Grens carried her out and cared for her until she was adopted by a caring Swedish couple。 The old and new murders were clearly related in some way, shape or form as the gunshots to the victims’ heads were exactly the same。 Grens’ case and Hoffmann’s need to protect his family will merge into a complicated conspiracy that will bring the two men who were once adversaries together。 Grens is the typical, plodding European detective, while Hoffmann is a man of many talents and connections who must use all of them them to succeed。 The tension while reading this book is palpable。 This is not your typical (or at least what I would call typical) Scandavian crime novel - plenty of action with enough twists to keep you guessing - not plodding at all。 Anders Roslund has written several earlier novels, but in conjunction with a couple of other co-authors。 This is the first book he has written on his own - and I really hope it is not his last。 My thanks to G。P。 Putnam’s Sons and Edelweiss for the ARC of this book in exchange for my review。 The book will be in stores on January, 19, 2021。 。。。more

Silke Tellers

Spannender PlotEigentlich wäre der Fall eines Einbruchs, bei dem nicht einmal etwas entwendet wurde, keine Angelegenheit für Ewert Grens。 Allerdings macht ihn die Anschrift sofort stutzig, denn diese hat er nie vergessen。 Siebzehn Jahre ist es her, dass er schon einmal genau zu dieser Adresse gerufen wurde und damals war es ein schockierender Fall, den er nie lösen konnte。 Damals alarmierten die Nachbarn die Polizei, weil ein merkwürdiger Geruch und laute Musik aus der Wohnung drangen und das Bi Spannender PlotEigentlich wäre der Fall eines Einbruchs, bei dem nicht einmal etwas entwendet wurde, keine Angelegenheit für Ewert Grens。 Allerdings macht ihn die Anschrift sofort stutzig, denn diese hat er nie vergessen。 Siebzehn Jahre ist es her, dass er schon einmal genau zu dieser Adresse gerufen wurde und damals war es ein schockierender Fall, den er nie lösen konnte。 Damals alarmierten die Nachbarn die Polizei, weil ein merkwürdiger Geruch und laute Musik aus der Wohnung drangen und das Bild in der Wohnung wird er wohl nie vergessen。 Eine Geburtstagstorte auf dem Küchentisch mit fünf Kerzen, ein kleines Mädchen für die diese bestimmt war und eine Familie, die hingerichtet wurde。 Bis auf die Kleinste, die über mehrere Tage allein mit ihrer getöteten Familie in der Wohnung war。 Doch was soll der Einbruch mit dem Fall von damals zu tun haben? Als dann noch einer der Verdächtigen von damals ermordet aufgefunden wird, glaubt Grens nicht mehr an Zufälle und beginnt wieder zu ermitteln。Meine MeinungBei diesem Krimi hat mich der Klappentext gleich neugierig gemacht, gerade auch weil es hier um einen aktuellen Fall geht, der Verbindungen zu einem Cold Case hat。Schon der Prolog wirkt wie ein Schock, denn Anders Roslund erzählt aus der Sicht des fünfjährigen Mädchens, das allein mit ihren ermordeten Eltern und Geschwistern tagelang in einer Wohnung war。 Das wird wirklich so intensiv beschrieben, dass man umgehend Mitleid mit dem Mädchen hat und während des gesamten Thrillers denkt man immer wieder zurück an das kleine Mädchen in der Wohnung。Anders Roslund erzählt sehr fesselnd und gut vorstellbar。 Die Szenarien, die er schildert, erwachen schnell zum Leben。 Das Thema, das er hier wählt, ist aktuell und der Krimi wirkt glaubhaft。 Der Plot ist durchweg spannend gehalten, auch wenn vieles recht ausführlich geschildert wird。 Hier wirkt genau das, denn dabei werden die Bilder erst recht lebendig。Unterteilt ist der Krimi in acht größeren Abschnitten, bei dem jeder einzelne aus einer anderen Perspektive geschildert wird。 Irgendwann in Richtung Ende hatte ich dann doch eine Idee, wer hinter den Morden an den ehemals Verdächtigen steckt, trotzdem fand ich das ganze sehr gut gelöst und glaubhaft。Neben dem Ermittler Grens stehen hier noch zwei weitere Personen im Vordergrund。 Zum einen Piet Hoffmann, ehemaliger Krimineller, der als Informant für Grens gearbeitet hat und der hier Grens um seine Hilfe bittet, als seine eigene Familie in Gefahr gerät。 Zum anderen beobachtet der Leser später das Mädchen aus dem Prolog。 Während die Perspektiven Grens und Hoffmanns durch einen dritte Person Erzähler dargestellt wird, erfährt man von dem Mädchen in der Ich-Perspektive。 Gerade dadurch bekommt man ein noch intensiveres Verständnis für das Mädchen。Ewert Grens ist ein Ermittler kurz vor der Pension, vor der sich insgeheim fürchtet。 Seine Figur fand ich sehr authentisch und glaubwürdig。 Piet Hoffmann ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen und mir gleich von Beginn an sympathisch。 Insgesamt konnte mich Anders Roslund auch mit seiner Darstellung der Charaktere überzeugen, da er sie absolut vorstellbar zeichnet und ich jedem einzelnen die Handlung abgenommen habe。Mein FazitMit Geburtstagskind ist Anders Roslund ein sehr spannender Krimi gelungen, dessen Handlung, gerade auch zu Beginn, absolut schockieren und fesseln kann。 Gerade dieser Prolog lässt den Leser während der gesamten Ermittlung nicht los und bleibt permanent im Hinterkopf。 Ein sehr gelungener Krimi, den ich gerne weiterempfehle。 。。。more

Xana

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。。

M João (Livros?gosto)

Opinião em: https://youtu。be/xcDqCjN1mjU Opinião em: https://youtu。be/xcDqCjN1mjU 。。。more

Aleksandra Ranković

3⭐ tokom cele knjige, četvrta zbog kraja。

Álvaro Curia

Não é preciso ser um grande detetive para, após alguns capítulos lidos, deslindar toda a trama e perceber quem fez o quê, com a ajuda de quem, quando é porquê。 Para quem procura daqueles thrillers de volte-faces e finais imprevisíveis, não é o caso。 Estamos constantemente a questionar a nossa intuição, achando que não podemos estar certos de tudo。 Mas estamos。Porém, não penso que o facto de conseguirmos facilmente dissolver o mistério seja motivo para não lermos este livro。 Primeiro, ensinou-me Não é preciso ser um grande detetive para, após alguns capítulos lidos, deslindar toda a trama e perceber quem fez o quê, com a ajuda de quem, quando é porquê。 Para quem procura daqueles thrillers de volte-faces e finais imprevisíveis, não é o caso。 Estamos constantemente a questionar a nossa intuição, achando que não podemos estar certos de tudo。 Mas estamos。Porém, não penso que o facto de conseguirmos facilmente dissolver o mistério seja motivo para não lermos este livro。 Primeiro, ensinou-me bastante sobre a Suécia。 O país que eu achava ser um exemplo imaculado da boa convivência, mostra-se uma terra onde o negócio das armas faz reis, onde os tiroteios dão que fazer à polícia e onde as máfias dos Balcãs encontram solo firme para criarem um submundo de perigos e explosões。Não imaginava a Suécia assim mas já dizia o Nobel que ali não deveria ser entregue o prémio máximo da Paz e, mesmo pensando na forma nada consensual com que lidam com a pandemia, já seria de esperar que aquilo fosse uma espécie de Far West da Escandinávia。Mas, além disso, as personagens são muito consistentes。 O superintendente em pré-reforma, o antigo controlador e mesmo a personagem principal feminina (esta um pouco a puxar para o novelesco - algo que também não estava à espera num thriller nórdico)。No final, a nossa intuição confirma-se。 Mas a forma como lá chegam é interessante e há pormenores no desfecho das personagens de que gostei bastante。Quanto mais não seja, apaixonei-me de tal forma por duas ou três personagens que considerei que iria ferir a sua sensibilidade dizer que já tinha percebido tudo。 E, como se faz às crianças, fingi que foi uma surpresa muito grande e assim ninguém se chateeou- nem eu, nem eles。 。。。more

Maria João (A Biblioteca da João)

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。 Comentário completo em:https://abibliotecadajoao。blogspot。co。。。 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。 Comentário completo em:https://abibliotecadajoao。blogspot。co。。。 。。。more

Vera Sopa

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 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。 。。。more

Cris

Os dois primeiros capítulos deste livro são excelentes。 Nesse início vamos encontrar uma menina de 5 anos e toda a tragédia que se abateu sobre a sua vida。 Depois passam-se 17 anos e um detective, quase na reforma, vai tentar descobrir o que se passou realmente há 17 anos atrás。Vamos também acompanhar um ex informador da polícia na sua tentativa de salvar a sua família de inimigos do seu passado。Infelizmente o resto do livro não esteve à altura dos primeiros capítulos。 A escrita não é má e a his Os dois primeiros capítulos deste livro são excelentes。 Nesse início vamos encontrar uma menina de 5 anos e toda a tragédia que se abateu sobre a sua vida。 Depois passam-se 17 anos e um detective, quase na reforma, vai tentar descobrir o que se passou realmente há 17 anos atrás。Vamos também acompanhar um ex informador da polícia na sua tentativa de salvar a sua família de inimigos do seu passado。Infelizmente o resto do livro não esteve à altura dos primeiros capítulos。 A escrita não é má e a história é razoável, mas acaba por ser bastante maçuda。De acordo com o goodreads este é o 9° livro de uma série。 Apesar disso considero que dá perfeitamente para perceber a história toda。No entanto esta obra não me conquistou e não sei se irei ler mais livros do autor。 Não fiquei com muita vontade。。。 。。。more

Lost In My Own World Of Books

Opinião brevemente

Ken Fredette

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 Sw 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。 。。。more

Sandra

Fraquinho。。。

Aneliya Petrunova

Ytterligare en fantastiskt bra bok av Anders Roslund。 Jag är så förtjust i Piet Hoffman och romanerna om honom är aldrig en besvikelse。 Tack Anders Roslund, för att du fortsätter skriva om Hoffman!

Susana Frazão

3,5。。

Mariana

Assim que soube da existência deste livro, fiquei desde logo intrigada com a história, algo na sinopse me cativou。。。 Ao investigar, no goodreads, acabei por descobrir que este é de facto o nono livro da saga。。。sim, o nono! Porque é que começaram a traduzir o autor por este livro? - Não sei, de facto é estranho não se começar pelo primeiro, mas。。。verdade seja dita não senti falta de nada do passado do detetive principal (o que precisava de saber, soube aqui e consegui tecer uma boa ideia do mesmo Assim que soube da existência deste livro, fiquei desde logo intrigada com a história, algo na sinopse me cativou。。。 Ao investigar, no goodreads, acabei por descobrir que este é de facto o nono livro da saga。。。sim, o nono! Porque é que começaram a traduzir o autor por este livro? - Não sei, de facto é estranho não se começar pelo primeiro, mas。。。verdade seja dita não senti falta de nada do passado do detetive principal (o que precisava de saber, soube aqui e consegui tecer uma boa ideia do mesmo)。 É dado a conhecer ao leitor desde o início, que algo de macabro aconteceu - uma criança de cinco anos que canta sem parar "Parabéns a você", é no mínimo creepy。。。tudo o que esta acaba por revelar confirma isso mesmo。 Entretanto dezassete anos ocorrem e a tragédia macabra que ficou sem explicação na altura ganha agora novos contornos。。。 Após este salto temporal, somos apresentados a uma nova personagem que passa a ser uma das vozes da história - Piet Hoffmann, ex-informador da polícia。 Ele e o inspector Ewert Grens, são as vozes da história e conforme o leitor os conhece, percebe o quão ligadas as suas histórias pessoais estão。。。 Em 3 dias tudo pode mudar na vida de ambos, nada será como antes e a desgraça está prestes a acontecer。 Esta história apresenta-nos diversos tópicos - desde o submundo do crime da Suécia, à corrupção em forças policiais, até a planos criminosos ainda mais complexos。。。 Uma história interessante e envolvente, ainda que por vezes o autor coloque elementos que (na minha opinião) não são necessários, tornando a leitura um pouco lenta em certos capítulos。 Ainda assim, o leitor quer sempre saber mais, e descobrir a verdade por detrás de tudo。 Os capítulos finais são imprevisíveis。。。uau! A reviravolta é incrível。 。。。more

Patrícia Braz

3。7⭐

Ionuț Anastasiu

4,5 stele。"Am muncit aici mai bine de patruzeci de ani! În curând ies la pensie。 Dar niciodată - niciodată - n-am mai fost folosit de cineva!" În acest mod răbufneste inspectorul Ewert Grens în fața evidenței că în cercul lui extrem de restrâns s-a strecurat un trădător, că în poliție se află un informator al lumii interlope。 În fapt, această afirmație plină de revoltă nu este tocmai exactă, a mai existat o situație asemănătoare și în romanul Trei secunde, romanul în care apare pentru prima dată 4,5 stele。"Am muncit aici mai bine de patruzeci de ani! În curând ies la pensie。 Dar niciodată - niciodată - n-am mai fost folosit de cineva!" În acest mod răbufneste inspectorul Ewert Grens în fața evidenței că în cercul lui extrem de restrâns s-a strecurat un trădător, că în poliție se află un informator al lumii interlope。 În fapt, această afirmație plină de revoltă nu este tocmai exactă, a mai existat o situație asemănătoare și în romanul Trei secunde, romanul în care apare pentru prima dată agentul de infiltrare Piet Hoffman, ce acționează cu numele de cod Paula。Aceasta este prima carte din serie scrisă doar de Anders Roslund, după decesul lui Hellstrom și nu se simte nicio scădere de nivel。 Seria este foarte bună și poate se va gândi cineva de la noi să umple golurile lipsă și să o publice integral。Inspectorul Ewert Grens se simte din ce în ce mai apăsat de cei șaizeci și patru de ani pe care îi are, dar mai ales de faptul că mai are doar șase luni până la pensie, pe care o percepe drept o "gaură neagră uriașă", care urmează să îl înghită cu totul。 Cazul pe care trebuie să îl rezolve acum are legătură cu o anchetă nefinalizata din urmă cu mulți ani, în care aproape toți membrii unei familii au fost asasinați。 Singura care a reușit să scape este o fetita de cinci ani, ce pare marcată definitiv de experiența cumplită prin care a trecut。 Intuiția lui Ewert a funcționat din nou foarte bine, a intuit corect cine se află în spatele crimei, dar i-au lipsit dovezile。 Așa că aceștia au scăpat nepedepsiți。 Acest caz revine din nou în atenția lui。 În același timp, existența aparent tihnita a lui Piet Hoffman este zguduită profund, familia sa aflându-se în mare pericol。 Pentru a rezolva aceste cazuri, ce aparent nu au nimic în comun, cei doi trebuie să facă din nou echipă。În rezumat, un roman cu foarte multe puncte tari, poate singurul element mai puțin convingător fiind faptul că este oarecum previzibil。 Lectură plăcută! 。。。more

Вени

3。8*/5*

Rutee

3。5

Lili

Ins kalte Wasser bzw。 mitten in eine Reihe hinein geschmissen?!Schwedische Krimis reizen mich seit einigen Jahren ganz besonders, da sie meiner Meinung nach immer eine grundsätzlich düstere und damit bösere Atmosphäre ausstrahlen; den badischen Lokalkrimi könnte ich mir zum Beispiel eher nicht vor schwedischem Hintergrund vorstellen und in Sachen „Geburtstagskind“ faszinierte mich gleich der beklemmende Anfang, an dem man feststellt, dass das kleine Mädchen, das da fröhlich um ihre Familie tanzt Ins kalte Wasser bzw。 mitten in eine Reihe hinein geschmissen?!Schwedische Krimis reizen mich seit einigen Jahren ganz besonders, da sie meiner Meinung nach immer eine grundsätzlich düstere und damit bösere Atmosphäre ausstrahlen; den badischen Lokalkrimi könnte ich mir zum Beispiel eher nicht vor schwedischem Hintergrund vorstellen und in Sachen „Geburtstagskind“ faszinierte mich gleich der beklemmende Anfang, an dem man feststellt, dass das kleine Mädchen, das da fröhlich um ihre Familie tanzt und das schon seit Tagen tut, die einzig lebende Person in dieser Wohnung ist。Ich war so neugierig darauf zu erfahren, wie es dem Kind, das damals eine neue Identität auferlegt bekommen hat, weiterhin ergangen ist und was der Hintergrund jenen Familienmassakers war – als ich dann mal wieder zu wöchentlichen Infusionen zum Hausarzt musste, habe ich die Gelegenheit genutzt, um mich dort ganz genüsslich auf der Liege hinzufläzen und Woche um Woche im „Geburtstagskind“ weiterzuschmökern。 Das Buch war quasi mein Leseleckerli, das ich explizit während jenen Stunden gelesen habe。 Aber in Woche 3 ließ meine Begeisterung doch bereits deutlich nach, denn das Mädchen spielte nach dem krassen Anfang zunächst keine Rolle mehr, außer dass man es wegen neuerer, gleichartiger Morde wiederauffinden wollte – noch dazu waren in diesem Zusammenhang wichtige und zudem geheime Unterlagen aus dem Polizeipräsidium Stockholms verschwunden, die zudem die Identität eines V-Manns enthüllten。 Jener, namens Piet Hoffmann, spielt neben dem Kommissar Grens in „Geburtstagskind“ fortan die tragendste Rolle: Als Leser erlebt man plötzlich einen erpressten V-Mann, von dem man irgendwie nicht weiß, was man von ihm halten soll; zunächst wirkt er wie ein „simpler“ verdeckter Ermittler, dem es vor Allem darum geht, seine kleine Familie von seiner Arbeit möglichst fernzuhalten, um sie so zu schützen; dann wirkt er wie ein Szenekenner, wie ein Gauner, dem man für seine Mitarbeit als V-Mann Entgegenkommen zugesichert hat und plötzlich wird er ganz freimütig als der Mann bezeichnet, der mal der meistgesuchte Verbrecher Schwedens war。 Auch in „Geburtstagskind“ verändert er prompt wieder sein Aussehen und, chirurgisch, sogar seine Stimme und blieb dabei für mich so wenig fassbar, dass ich ganz fasziniert davon bin, dass dieser Kerl sogar sowas wie ein ganz normales Familienleben führen sollte。 Aber irgendwie war mir bis zuletzt nicht klar, ist er nun gut, ist er böse, ist er nur in dieser Geschichte nun auf der Seite der Guten, besteht sein Engagement inzwischen grundsätzlich darin, für die Polizei zu infiltrieren, wobei da eigentlich keiner groß weiß, dass er als V-Mann akquiriert worden ist。 Es gab ständig irgendwelche Verweise auf die gemeinsame Vergangenheit von Grens und Hoffmann und dank Wikipedia weiß ich, dass es da bereits drei Piet-Hoffmann-Romane gegeben hat, die 2018/2019 allesamt auf Deutsch erschienen sind (Teil 1 ist sogar verfilmt worden; der erste Hoffmann-Roman ist tatsächlich die Basis für „The Informer“), was mir hier während des Lesens unklar war und ich weiß auch immer noch nicht, ob „Geburtstagskind“ nun sowas wie ein vierter Band oder ein Spinoff der Reihe ist。 Ich hab „Geburtstagskind“ zwar letztlich verstanden, hatte aber ständig das Gefühl, dass mir irgendwelches Vorwissen fehlte – von daher mag es vielleicht doch empfehlenswert sein, die drei spezifischen Hoffmann-Bücher zuvor gelesen zu haben。 (Ich habe mir deren Beschreibungen extra angesehen und „Geburtstagskind“ scheint da definitiv keine Neuauflage eines Titels zu sein。)Letztlich sind die großen roten Fäden, die sich durch das Buch ziehen, Rache (von der man gar nicht weiß, wer genau sie an wem und warum eigentlich ausübt) sowie internationaler Waffenschmuggel, wobei man auch da nicht weiß, wer da beteiligt ist – und erst recht nicht, wie das alles noch mit der Kleinen vom Romananfang und ihrer toten Familie zusammenhängt。 Irgendwie dröselt sich zwar alles auf und man versteht die Zusammenhänge auch, wobei ich das Ende der Geschichte übrigens ähnlich deprimierend wie den Anfang fand, aber ich hatte doch nicht mit diesem korrupten Konglomerat an Verstrickungen innerhalb der europäischen Unterwelt gerechnet。 Was wie ein Psychothriller begann, wurde mehr und mehr zu einer Art Politthriller – und mein nachlassendes Interesse ab Woche 3 lag vor Allem daran, dass die Handlung in meinen Augen im dritten Fünftel des Romans zunächst sehr auf der Stelle trat; da schien es irgendwie Drohungen von allen Seiten zu geben ohne dass etwas passierte; die „neuen“ Morde waren eher uninteressant, weil der Bezug zu den Opfern fehlte。 Für mich waren das bloß irgendwelche Unterwelttypen, bei denen es mir ehrlich gesagt völlig egal war, wer sie abgemurkst hatte – nach dem letzten Arzttermin habe ich den Roman dann auch erstmal links liegenlassen und war mir nicht sicher, ob ich ihn überhaupt noch weiterlesen wollte。 Pluspunkt: Als ich das dann getan habe, war ich doch aber auch sofort wieder voll in der Geschichte drin und zum Ende des dritten Fünftels hin passierte auch wieder was, mehr Personen wurden strangweise in den Fokus gerückt und ohnehin wurde alles wieder zentrierter。 Da gewann mich die Story als Leser wieder zurück, aber letztlich kann ich ihr doch nicht so recht verzeihen, dass sie mich zwischendrin derart hat hängenlassen, und auch mit nichts verraten hat, dass es da schon weitere Romane mit Piet Hoffmann gibt。 Wer komplexere, internationalere Thriller mag, die in Richtung (politische) Korruption gehen und weithin in der Unterwelt spielen, findet bestimmt Gefallen am „Geburtstagskind“, aber ich würde halt doch dazu raten, zuvor die anderen Hoffmann-Bände zu lesen, um die Dynamik zwischen Hoffmann und Grens besser verstehen zu können。 。。。more

Nellsche

Kommissar Ewert Grens betritt einen erschreckenden Tatort in einem Stockholmer Apartment。 Ein kleines Mädchen, eine Geburtstagstorte mit fünf Kerzen auf dem Tisch, der Rest der Familie ist tot。 Dieses Verbrechen lässt Grens nie los。 Knapp zwanzig Jahre später ist jemand zurückgekommen und sucht nach Zana。 Grens weiß, er muss Zana finden, um sie zu beschützen。Auf diesen Krimi war ich wahnsinnig gespannt。 Sowohl das tolle Cover als auch der Klappentext versprachen Spannung pur und waren ganz nach Kommissar Ewert Grens betritt einen erschreckenden Tatort in einem Stockholmer Apartment。 Ein kleines Mädchen, eine Geburtstagstorte mit fünf Kerzen auf dem Tisch, der Rest der Familie ist tot。 Dieses Verbrechen lässt Grens nie los。 Knapp zwanzig Jahre später ist jemand zurückgekommen und sucht nach Zana。 Grens weiß, er muss Zana finden, um sie zu beschützen。Auf diesen Krimi war ich wahnsinnig gespannt。 Sowohl das tolle Cover als auch der Klappentext versprachen Spannung pur und waren ganz nach meinem Geschmack。 Der Schreibstil war leicht zu lesen und dabei wahnsinnig mitreißend und spannend。 Ich konnte sofort in die Geschichte eintauchen und mochte das Buch gar nicht mehr beiseite legen。Die Personen wurden gut ausgearbeitet und skizziert。 Grens hat mir sehr gut gefallen。 Er war sympathisch und ich würde gerne mehr von ihm lesen wollen。 Seine Ermittlungen haben mir sehr gut gefallen, sie waren verständlich und nachvollziehbar。Die Story war absolut spannend und gut durchdacht, sehr mitreißend。 Ich konnte gar nicht schnell genug lesen wie ich wissen wollte, wie es weitergeht。 Ich hatte sehr viele Fragen im Kopf, auf deren Antworten ich äußerst neugierig war。 Es gab einige überraschende Wendungen und Entwicklungen, die die Spannungsschraube immer weiter nach oben drehten。Ein richtig spannender und perfekt inszenierter Krimi, den ich regelrecht verschlungen habe。 Ich vergebe 5 von 5 Sternen。 。。。more

Bokbabbel

Ewert Grens-serien, liksom en fortsättning på serien inom serien med Piet Hoffman (Tre sekunder, Tre minuter, Tre timmar, den här är inofficiellt Tre dagar)。Mycket känns igen från tidigare: Ewert Grens går omkring ensam och muttrar och Piet svävar i livsfara och fixar och donar på med egna lösningar。 Boken är några sidor under 500-strecket, och blir i mitten lite tung när det ska fixas med sprängmedel och andra teknikaliteter。 Inte heller detta är nytt för Roslunds böcker, men är man okej med de Ewert Grens-serien, liksom en fortsättning på serien inom serien med Piet Hoffman (Tre sekunder, Tre minuter, Tre timmar, den här är inofficiellt Tre dagar)。Mycket känns igen från tidigare: Ewert Grens går omkring ensam och muttrar och Piet svävar i livsfara och fixar och donar på med egna lösningar。 Boken är några sidor under 500-strecket, och blir i mitten lite tung när det ska fixas med sprängmedel och andra teknikaliteter。 Inte heller detta är nytt för Roslunds böcker, men är man okej med det får man sig en helsikes resa i övrigt! Läsandet går snabbt, jag vill tillbaka till boken och det är riktigt spännande även om man också får en slags inblick i vad det är som pågår。 Ett element av spänningen och obehaget är varje polis värsta fasa: att någon av dem i den innersta kretsen inte går att lita på。。! 。。。more

Charlotte Pawson

17 years ago Inspector Ewert Grens was the officer who carried out a 5 year old child who’s family had been brutally murdered。 Now Superintendent Grens is due to retire one of his last cases is a break in at the same apartment。 Then two men interviewed at the previous crime are found murdered in the same way。 Ewert is on the clock to trace our surviving girl now in witness protection。 Police paperwork will go missing leading to Ewert suspecting everyone even close colleagues。 This case will beco 17 years ago Inspector Ewert Grens was the officer who carried out a 5 year old child who’s family had been brutally murdered。 Now Superintendent Grens is due to retire one of his last cases is a break in at the same apartment。 Then two men interviewed at the previous crime are found murdered in the same way。 Ewert is on the clock to trace our surviving girl now in witness protection。 Police paperwork will go missing leading to Ewert suspecting everyone even close colleagues。 This case will become mixed with Albanian arms running and the family of an undercover police informer。 There is a great pace to this story with heart rending moments of the imminent danger to young children whose characters really stand out even with all the death going on around these innocents。 You will find you have used up many emotions by the end of this story。I was given an arc of this story by Edelweiss and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Ludo Spaepen

Politiethriller met onwaarschijnlijke plot。Komt niet in de buurt van de vroegere boeken van het duo Roslund-Hellström。

Lang Daniela

Mit 526 Seiten ist dieser Thriller länger als der Durchschnitt。 Nur die kleine Zana überlebt das Massaker an ihrer Familie。 Auch Jahre später lässt der ungelöste Fall den damals ermittelnden Kriminalkommissar nicht los。 Als plötzlich in die selbe Wohnung ein Einbruch gemeldet wird, wobei anscheinend nichts gestohlen wurde, glaubt Ewerd Grens nicht an einen Zufall und beginnt zu ermitteln。 Bereits der Prolog beginnt fesselnd und spannend, das Grauen in der Wohnung ist direkt spürbar und macht den Mit 526 Seiten ist dieser Thriller länger als der Durchschnitt。 Nur die kleine Zana überlebt das Massaker an ihrer Familie。 Auch Jahre später lässt der ungelöste Fall den damals ermittelnden Kriminalkommissar nicht los。 Als plötzlich in die selbe Wohnung ein Einbruch gemeldet wird, wobei anscheinend nichts gestohlen wurde, glaubt Ewerd Grens nicht an einen Zufall und beginnt zu ermitteln。 Bereits der Prolog beginnt fesselnd und spannend, das Grauen in der Wohnung ist direkt spürbar und macht den Leser zu Beginn schon atemlos。 Der alternde Kommissar kommt beim Leser authentisch rüber, auch die restlichen Charaktere werden sehr anschaulich dargestellt。 Die Schreibweise ist durchaus fesselnd, doch schmälern einige Längern die Spannung。 Die verschiedenen Erzählstränge sind gut miteinander verbunden, teilweise ist das Agieren der Protagonisten für mich nicht wirklich nachvollziehbar, so z。B。 das Verhalten von Grens Kollegin am Ende des Buches。 Vielleicht sollte der interessierte Leser noch erfahren, dass es sich bei dem Buch um Waffenhandel, Korruption und Bandenkriege handelt, da dies nicht jedermanns Themen sind。 。。。more

miss。mesmerized mesmerized

Siebzehn Jahre ist es her, dass ein unglaublicher Mord an einer Familie Kommissar Ewert Grens beschäftigte。 Alle außer der kleinen Zana wurden hingerichtet und diese saß drei Tage neben den Leichen und der Torte zu ihrem 5。 Geburtstag。 Jetzt kommt es in Stockholm wieder zu Morden nach demselben Muster, sind die Täter etwa zurückgekehrt? Grens muss Zana schützen, die inzwischen unter einer neuen Identität lebt。 Auch der Undercover Agent Piet Hoffmann ist besorgt, nach Jahren der Ruhe muss er mit Siebzehn Jahre ist es her, dass ein unglaublicher Mord an einer Familie Kommissar Ewert Grens beschäftigte。 Alle außer der kleinen Zana wurden hingerichtet und diese saß drei Tage neben den Leichen und der Torte zu ihrem 5。 Geburtstag。 Jetzt kommt es in Stockholm wieder zu Morden nach demselben Muster, sind die Täter etwa zurückgekehrt? Grens muss Zana schützen, die inzwischen unter einer neuen Identität lebt。 Auch der Undercover Agent Piet Hoffmann ist besorgt, nach Jahren der Ruhe muss er mit seiner Familie wieder untertauchen, wenn er überleben will。 Die beiden Männer kämpfen gegen einen unbekannten Feind, der sowohl das Milieu wie auch die Polizei unterwandert zu haben scheint。Anders Roslund ist zusammen mit Börge Hellström und ihrer Serie um Grens und Hoffmann („3 Sekunden“, „3 Minuten“ und „3 Stunden“) bekannt und inzwischen mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet worden。 Sein erster Solo-Titel setzt die Reihe fort und überzeugt durch eine rasante Handlung und eine komplexe Geschichte, die den Leser lange rätseln lässt, wer hinter den Kulissen die Fäden zieht。Die beiden Handlungsstränge um die Kriminalpolizei einerseits und den mehr oder weniger einsamen V-Man, der seine Familie beschützen will, verlaufen parallel。 Dass sie zusammenhängen, wird schnell klar, die Frage bleibt jedoch: wie? Es entfaltet sich eine spannende Geschichte, die von zwei ungewöhnlichen Figuren dominiert werden, die einerseits typische Alleingänger sind und nur schwer Vertrauen fassen, andererseits aber auch wissen, dass sich manche Probleme eben nicht im Alleingang lösen lassen。Ein routiniert erzählter Krimi mit viel Spannung und interessanten Verstrickungen, der aber vor allem durch die psychologischen Komponenten überzeugt。 。。。more

yesterday

Die Hauptakteure in diesem Stockholm-Krimi, Kommissar Ewert Grens und Infiltrator Piet Hoffmann, sind manchem Leser vielleicht schon bekannt, wenn er dieses Buch startet。 Tatsächlich gibt es bisher schon Reihen über die beiden, unabhängig voneinander。 Anders Roslund schrieb sie mit Co-Autor Börge Hellström, der 2017 verstarb。“Geburtstagskind” ist so wohl auch für Roslund eine Art Neustart, hier bringt er Grens und Hoffmann in einer Geschichte zusammen, die fast zwei Jahrzehnte in die Vergangenhe Die Hauptakteure in diesem Stockholm-Krimi, Kommissar Ewert Grens und Infiltrator Piet Hoffmann, sind manchem Leser vielleicht schon bekannt, wenn er dieses Buch startet。 Tatsächlich gibt es bisher schon Reihen über die beiden, unabhängig voneinander。 Anders Roslund schrieb sie mit Co-Autor Börge Hellström, der 2017 verstarb。“Geburtstagskind” ist so wohl auch für Roslund eine Art Neustart, hier bringt er Grens und Hoffmann in einer Geschichte zusammen, die fast zwei Jahrzehnte in die Vergangenheit reicht und deren Spuren bis an den Balkan führen。Grens und Hoffmann scheinen jeder sein Päckchen zu tragen und zwischendurch wird natürlich auch auf ihre jeweilige Vergangenheit Bezug genommen。 Doch man kann diesem 556 Seiten starken Kriminalroman mit viel Action auch gut folgen, ohne den beiden Charakteren schon begegnet zu sein。Zu Beginn arbeiten der Familienmensch Hoffmann und der Einzelgänger Grens an verschiedenen Fällen und Problemen doch wie man erahnen kann - am Ende hängt doch alles miteinander zusammen und die beiden sind gezwungen miteinander zu arbeiten, inoffiziell natürlich。In einem Katz-und-Maus-Spiel zwischen Gut und Böse stellt sich die “Wem kann ich trauen?”-Frage mehr als ein Mal und die Lösung liegt näher als man glaubt。。。Die Geschichte ist grundsätzlich spannend, gut gestrickt und im Großen und Ganzen glaubwürdig。 Man kann das Ende ein wenig unbefriedigend finden, je nachdem auf welcher “Seite” man steht。 Einen Kritikpunkt gibt es aber: Für jene, die Piet schon gut kennen ist der zweite Teil dieses Krimis wahrscheinlich doch eher langatmig geraten。 。。。more

Rosica

Det som jag gjorde fel är att börja från slutet。 Först läste jag Sovsågott och sedan läste jag Jamåhonleva。 Nu inser jag att jag borde ha börjat med Tre sekunder, som är första boken i "Hoffman och Gren"-serien。 Nu tycker jag inte lika mycket om Hoffman som jag kanske skulle gjort annars。 Jamåhonleva är väldigt bra skrivet med mycket spänning, precis som man förväntar sig av alla Roslunds böcker。 Inblandningen av den albanska maffian var kanske lite för mycket för min smak eftersom jag kommer fr Det som jag gjorde fel är att börja från slutet。 Först läste jag Sovsågott och sedan läste jag Jamåhonleva。 Nu inser jag att jag borde ha börjat med Tre sekunder, som är första boken i "Hoffman och Gren"-serien。 Nu tycker jag inte lika mycket om Hoffman som jag kanske skulle gjort annars。 Jamåhonleva är väldigt bra skrivet med mycket spänning, precis som man förväntar sig av alla Roslunds böcker。 Inblandningen av den albanska maffian var kanske lite för mycket för min smak eftersom jag kommer från Balkanhalvön men annars var allt perfekt。 。。。more