Piet Hoffman is an undercover operator for the Stockholm police department working on infiltrating the Polish mafia. When the mafia explains to him their plans for taking over the drug market in Swedish prisons, Hoffman is the one they turn to. At the same time, Ewert Grens, an old-time investigator with the police department, has all of his energies focused on solving a murder case. In the course of solving it, he runs across the name of Piet Hoffman...and things go downhill from there. When Piet finds his identity in prison compromised, he knows that the difference between life and death is three seconds.
That description barely does this novel justice. Swedish authors seem to write grittier, more realistic novels than others. I started this book and raced my way through all 485 pages. The action is fast, the characters complex and dangerous, and the ending not quite a given. If you like the Stieg Larsson books, you'll love this one.
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