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The thrilling new standalone suspense novel from award-winning writer and Sweden's answer to Val McDermid, Anders de la Motte. IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER WINTER 1987Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends.

Soon Anna is left with no choice but to ignore all warnings and reopen the case - while hoping her own sins won't catch up with her. BUT SOMEONE WILL DO ANYTHING TO HIDE THE TRUTH .

After the citizens of Beartown face yet another blow with the disbandment of their cherished hockey team, tensions rise as former players from nearby Hed revel in the news. Peter, the general manager of Beartown Hockey, is determined to save the Bears. Meanwhile, Elisabeth Zackell, a former pro-athlete, is appointed as the new coach and begins to assemble a team featuring Amat, the fastest player; Benji, the unpredictable lone wolf; and Vidar, a troublemaker. As they come together, challenges arise, especially when Benji's secret about his sexuality is revealed, leaving his friends feeling betrayed. The rivalry with Hed intensifies, leading to dangerous pranks and escalating animosity between the two towns. As the crucial match approaches, the stakes grow higher, culminating in the tragic death of a key player from Beartown. This loss forces both communities to confront whether the game they love can ever return to its simple roots of competition. The narrative serves as a poignant exploration of the stories that shape communities, filled with emotional highs and lows, showcasing the best of Fredrik Backman's storytelling.

This is a small story about big questions. It's a story about family, community, life. It starts with a storm - and a death. But how does it end? Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What is a family? What is a community? And what, if anything, are we willing to sacrifice in order to protect them? As the locals of Beartown struggle to overcome the past, great change is on the horizon. Someone is coming home after a long time away. Someone will be laid to rest. Someone will fall in love, someone will try to fix their marriage, and someone will do anything to save their children. Someone will submit to hate, someone will fight, and someone will grab a gun and walk towards the ice rink. So what are the residents of Beartown willing to sacrifice for their home? Everything.

WINNER SWEDISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR.The adrenaline-charged and suspenseful thriller set in a ruthless world where all means are permitted in the fight for power.When a savaged body is found in the waters outside the governing party's conference centre, the case lands on detective Julia Gabrielsson's desk. Who is the deceased and why has somebody gone to such trouble to make sure the body is unidentifiable?Officer David Sarac is a man haunted by demons. After a violent showdown that almost cost him his life, the policeman is being treated at a closed ward far from the capital. Soon he will permanently silence the accusing voices in his head. But a mysterious offer has David changing his mind.

Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Rites of Spring is Scandi-crime at its best from a master storyteller.

'An incredible book. Profoundly affecting and deeply soulful. This book will stay with me forever.' Ruth Jones, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author I don't know how you've made it this far . . . Sami's childhood is much like any other - school with his friends, dinners with his family, playing with his pets (stray cats and dogs, and the turtle he keeps on the roof). But with Syria at war with itself, nothing is really normal. And Sami's hopes for a better future are about to be ripped away. Inspired by extraordinary true events, The Stray Cats of Homs is the breathtaking story of a young man who will do anything to keep the dream of home alive. ___ 'An absolutely riveting novel and a searing and incredibly important book. Storytelling at its best.' Donal Ryan 'Warm, captivating and inspiring.' Mike Thomson, author of Syria's Secret Library 'Compelling and uncompromising' BBC Radio 4, Sunday

A little book with a big heart—from the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People. “I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.” —Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, and Anxious People comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go. With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you’ll treasure for a lifetime.

A bank robber chased by the police ran into a company that had many customers coming to buy and sell houses. All customers have become hostages. Before the death, the hostages told each other about their lives. They wait to be rescued

Svek, girighet och mord bland slott, äppelträd och blommande rapsfält.När stjärnmäklaren Jessie Anderson hittas mördad i samband med en husvisning på Österlen dras den fyrkantige och aningen bufflige kommissarien Peter Vinston in i utredningen, trots att han egentligen bara är på besök i trakten. Till sin hjälp får han den lokala polisassistenten Tove Esping, oerfaren men ambitiös och vaken. Kollegerna retar sig på varandra men formar en motvillig vänskap i jakten på sanningen. Bakom trädgårdshäckarna i de idylliska byarna på Skåneslätten lurar en mördare. Frågan är bara vem."Döden går på visning" är första delen i Anders de la Mottes och Måns Nilssons pusseldeckarserie "Morden på Österlen" - där vackra miljöer och excentriska karaktärer möter ond bråd död.

In a large Swedish forest Beartown hides a dark secret ... Cut-off from everywhere else it experiences the kind of isolation that tears people apart. And each year more and more of the town is swallowed by the forest. Then the town is offered a bright new future. But it is all put in jeopardy by a single, brutal act. It divides the town into those who think it should be hushed up and forgotten, and those who'll risk the future to see justice done. Who will speak up? Could you stand by and stay silent? Or would you risk everything for justice? Which side would you be on?

Fifteen years have passed and the G file remains the one case former Chief Inspector Van Veeteren has never been able to solve. But when Verlangan's daughter reports the private detective missing, Van Veeteren returns to Maardam CID once more. For all Verlangan left behind was a cryptic note; and a telephone message in which he claimed to have finally discovered the proof of G's murderous past.

Britt-Marie has a deep aversion to mess, considering a disorganized cutlery drawer an unforgivable sin. Rising at 6 a.m., she believes only lunatics wake up later. Though she insists she isn’t passive-aggressive, her well-meaning suggestions are often misinterpreted as criticism. Britt-Marie claims not to judge others, despite their ill-manners or questionable morals. Beneath her socially awkward exterior lies a woman with a rich imagination, bigger dreams, and a warmer heart than anyone realizes. After leaving her unfaithful husband, she finds herself in the dreary town of Borg, unprepared for her new life. As the caretaker of a recreation center set for demolition, she faces muddy floors, unruly children, and an unexpected roommate—a rat. Drawn into the lives of the town's quirky residents, including a handsome but unwanted local policeman, Britt-Marie grapples with her new reality. Her most daunting challenge is coaching a hopeless children’s soccer team to victory. In this community of misfits, will Britt-Marie discover where she truly belongs? This story is a humorous and poignant exploration of unexpected friendships and the gentle spirit's ability to transform lives.

David Sarac is a police officer who has done something unforgiveable. But how can he atone for his crimes when he can't remember the victims?

"Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the "firsts" that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn't shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and mid-life crises to practical jokes and poop. In between the sleep-deprived lows and wonderful highs, Backman takes a step back to share the true story of falling in love with a woman who is his complete opposite, and learning to live a life that revolves around the people you care about unconditionally. Alternating between humorous side notes and longer essays offering his son advice as he grows up and ventures out into the world, Backman relays the big and small lessons in life"-- Provided by publisher

The new compelling standalone from international bestselling and award-winning writer Anders de la Motte, whose first 'Seasons Quartet' novel, Rites of Spring, was selected as the Sunday Times' Crime Book of the Month 'For fans of the hugely successful CWA Gold Dagger-winning The Dry by Jane Harper' Vaseem Khan 'One of Sweden's most talented crime fiction authors' Erik Axl Sund You can always go home. But you can never go back . . . Summer 1983: Four-year-old Billy chases a rabbit in the fields behind his house. But when his mother goes to call him in, Billy has disappeared. Never to be seen again. Today: Veronica is a bereavement counsellor. She's never fully come to terms with her mother's suicide after her brother Billy's disappearance. When a young man walks into her group, he looks familiar and talks about the trauma of his friend's disappearance in 1983. Could Billy still be alive after all this time? Needing to know the truth, Veronica goes home - to the place where her life started to fall apart. But is she really prepared for the answers that wait for her there?

Eric, przedstawiciel trzeciego pokolenia rodu Lauritzen�w, dorasta w latach 50. XX wieku. To czas narodzin szwedzkiego państwa dobrobytu i koncepcji tzw. domu ludowego. Zniszczona bombardowaniami Europa domaga się szwedzkich produkt�w spożywczych. Panuje powszechny strach przed wojną atomową. Niepok�j Erica ma jednak bliższe źr�dło. Jego bezpieczne życie w Saltsj�baden niebawem może legnąć w gruzach.W tym czasie pełnym wielkich zmian rodzi się r�wnież nowa młodzieżowa kultura ? wzorce nie napływają już z Europy, lecz z Ameryki. Eric daje się wciągnąć w fascynację wszystkim co nowe w muzyce, modzie i filmie. Nie tylko udaje mu się sztuka przemycania zakazanego napoju ? Coca- Coli, ale też jako pierwszy w klasie nosi prawdziwe amerykańskie dżinsy.�?Bezpośredni styl Jana Guillou jest tym razem mniej jednostronny, perypetie Erica są bardziej prawdziwe, ton i dialogi bardziej osobiste. Guillou wielokrotnie zaskakuje delikatną czułością i idyllicznym tonem, kt�ry nadaje tej historii?. ? Sk�nska Dagbladet

A young boy is killed in a hit and run. Under the cover of rain and darkness, the driver escapes the scene. But the incident will change his life forever as he becomes the victim of blackmail ... Meanwhile Van Veeteren, now retired from the Maardam police, faces his greatest challenge yet when a family member becomes the victim of a terrible crime. And, as the body count rises, it gradually becomes clear that the person behind these murders is acting on their own dark logic.

The Deal of a Lifetime strikes straight at the heart and hits you Deccan Chronicle India

A troubled family. A broken home. A suspicious community. No one ever forgets. From the award-winning author of The Silver Road.

Utenfor Sveriges grenser ulmer en verdensbrann som med tiden vil bli kalt Den andre verdenskrig. For Lauritz, den eldste av brødrene Lauritzen, er det vanskelig ikke å ta stilling. Familiens største økonomiske inntektskilder befinner seg i Tyskland, akkurat som barnas mormor og morfar. Men tyskerne har også okkupert brødrenes hjemland, Norge.

Une adolescente séjournant dans un camp de vacances disparaît. Le commissaire Van Veeteren, appelé à la rescousse par un jeune collègue, découvre que ce camp de vacances est en fait une secte rigide, La Vie Pure, dirigée par un maître qui a tout pouvoir sur ses adeptes.

Früher war es Liebe, jetzt ist sie sein Bodyguard. Die Zeit der Gefühle ist vorbei. Doch was, wenn das Herz das anders sieht? Als Teenies waren sie hoffnungslos ineinander verliebt. Doch ihre Liebe zerbrach. Mittlerweile ist Dessie eine toughe Security-Expertin, mit Gefühlen hat sie nicht viel am Hut. Sam hat aus dem Nichts ein Hotelimperium aufgebaut und viele Neider. Er braucht dringend einen Bodyguard. Ist es Schicksal, dass ausgerechnet Dessie sein Leben schützen soll? Sie war seine erste große Liebe, die Frau, die sein Herz brach. Dessie ist fest entschlossen, ihr Herz diesmal aus dem Spiel zu lassen. Doch wie soll sie einen Typen beschützen, der sie einst im Stich gelassen hat? Vor allem wenn aus dem Jungen von einst ein verboten attraktiver Mann geworden ist.

"It's the end of the world and seventeen-year-old Simon wants to spend his last weeks with the people he cares about most, especially his goal-oriented swimmer ex-girlfriend, Tilda, who dumped him shortly after the news broke. Tilda's former best friend Lucinda was diagnosed with cancer, and she has retreated into herself, preparing for the inevitable. Suddenly facing down a death that makes her the same as everyone else, she longs to connect again but doesn't quite know where to start. Reaching out to her former best friend Tilda seems like a good first step. Then Tilda is found dead and accusations start circling that Simon is the killer. As the days tick down, Simon and Lucinda want to know the truth, but the more they uncover about the final days of the girl they both cared for deeply, the clearer the things that really matter become. Probing the question How would you spend your last days if you knew exactly when they'd run out?, The End is a taut and riveting pre-apocalyptic thriller underpinned with sharp social commentary, that blends the urgency of Neal and Jarrod Shusterman's Dry with the dark tension of Courtney Summer's Sadie." -- Publisher marketing

Four friends celebrate winning the lottery. Just hours later, one of them - Waldemar Leverkuhn - is found stabbed to death in his home. With Chief Inspector Van Veeteren on sabbatical, working in a second hand bookshop, the case is assigned to Inspector Munster. But when another member of the lottery group disappears, as well as Leverkuhn's neighbour, Munster appeals to Van Veeteren for assistance. Soon Munster will find himself interviewing the Leverkuhn family, including the eldest - Irene - a resident of a psychiatric clinic. And as he delves deeper into the family's history, he will discover dark secrets and startling twists, which not only threaten the clarity of the case - but also his life...

PERFECT FOR FANS OF I AM PILGRIM, NOMAD AND HOMELAND Your sins can never truly be washed away A mysterious death... A Swedish army lieutenant drops dead on a shooting range in the African desert. Tragic accident? Or murder? Agent Ernst Grip is sent to uncover the truth. A family in danger... At the same time, Somali pirates kidnap a wealthy Swedish family. Why is no one back home willing to pay the ransom to save these innocent lives? A world where no one can be trusted... As Grip investigates, he is drawn deep into a web of intrigue, greed and double dealings. And soon he is forced to wonder - in a world where friends become enemies in the blink of an eye, how is it possible for anyone to survive?

Lexia Vikanderová je copywriterka v reklamní agentuře a svou práci miluje. Přesto má pocit, že do kolektivu tak úplně nezapadá. Ve světě reklamy jsou všechny ženy hubené jako tyčka a posedlé kaloriemi. Všechny až na ni. V práci navíc panuje zmatek. Agenturu koupil nový majitel a říká se, že hodně lidí dostane výpověď. V neděli navečer Lexia čeká v baru na sraz s kamarádkami, ale nejspíš došlo ke změně plánu, aniž by jí někdo dal vědět, a tak vypije trochu moc růžových drinků. Nikdo s ní neflirtuje a ona se cítí jako ztroskotanec. Vtom vedle ní sedí ON, nejhezčí muž, jakého si dokáže Lexia představit. Adam Nylund je drsný chlap. Nejtvrdší kluk z předměstí, který se stal ředitelem a je známý svými ostrými praktikami. Za normálních okolností ho zajímá jen práce, ale ta holka na vedlejší barové stoličce ho přitahuje. Do chvíle, než ho v opilosti políbí a pak se mu vyzvrací na boty. V pondělí ráno se sejdou znovu. Lexia a její nový šéf. Adam. Zkušená autorka Simona Ahrnstedtová přichází s novou trilogií Protiklady se přitahují a čtenáři se mohou těšit na vše, na co jsou u oblíbené autorky zvyklí. Láska, napětí, autentické prostředí, romantika a sex jdou ruku v ruce v jejích mistrně vyprávěných příbězích, které zavedou čtenáře do světa, kde láska vždy vítězí.

The Home is an eerie story about love, friendship and the greatest fear of all: losing control of ourselves . . .

In an overcrowded Stockholm underground station a father and his two boys are late for their train. Joel, the youngest, is howling in his pushchair and his seven-year-old brother, Kristoffer, refuses to take the lift. A woman approaches and offers to lead Kristoffer up the stairs. Reluctantly his father agrees, but when he arrives on the platform Kristoffer and the woman have vanished without a trace. Many years later, Joel, now an adult, goes missing in suspicious circumstances. His wife turns to Danny Katz - an old friend - for help. But Katz isn't the only one trying to find Joel, and the deeper he digs the more secrets he uncovers about the wealthy and powerful family at the heart of the investigation.

Desperately lonely, sixteen-year-old Monica Kammerle has little idea of what she is getting herself into when she begins an affair with her mother's latest partner; the sophisticated Benjamin Kerran . . . Months later, when a woman's strangled body is found, the Maardam police must discover who has committed this terrible crime. It isn't long before they realize the perpetrator may have killed before - and is likely to do so again. Meanwhile former Chief Inspector Van Veeteren finds himself drawn into the mystery when a priest, who has learned dreadful secrets, appeals to him for help. But when the priest falls beneath the wheels of a train and the police find more dead-ends than leads, it seems Van Veeteren will have to come up with a new approach to unearth this dark serial killer. Before he chooses his next victim . . .

The Darkest Day is the first novel in the five part Inspector Barbarotti series from renowned Swedish crime author Håkan Nesser.It's December in the quiet Swedish town of Kymlinge, and the Hermansson family are gathering to celebrate a big family birthday. But beneath the guise of happy festivities, tensions are running high, and it's not long before the night takes a dark and unexpected turn . . . Before the weekend is over, two members of the Hermansson family are missing, and it's up to Inspector Barbarotti - a detective who spends as much of his time debating the existence of God as he does solving cases - to determine exactly what happened on that darkest day, and unravel a web of sinister family secrets in the process . . .

Første verdenskrig er over. Brødrene Lauritzen er hardt rammet, både økonomisk og personlig. Oscars verdier i Afrika ble konfiskert av de seirende engelskmennene. Sverres elskede Albie omkom i krigen, og selv ble han kastet ut fra Manningham gods. Lauritz og Ingeborg har måttet forlate Bergen, der sønnen Harald risikerte å bli drept som tyskersympatisør. Gjenreisningen av et bedre liv i Berlin og Saltsjöbaden tar tid, men utover det glade 20-tall vokser optimismen, Tyskland ser ut til å kunne reise seg, og i hele Europa forestiller man seg at det aldri mer kan bli krig. Familien Lauritzen kan like lite som alle andre se den svarte slagskyggen av en ufattelig ondskap som skal kaste verden inn i en enda større katastrofe.

Tweede deel van een trilogie over ́De grote eeuẃ van de bekende Zweedse schrijver 1944). De arme Noorse visserszonen Lauritz, Oscar en Sverre zijn door een liefdadigheidsorganisatie in Bergen in de gelegenheid een ingenieursstudie aan de prestigieuze technische universiteit in het Duitse Dresden te voltooien. In het eerste deel ́Bruggenbouwerś* stonden Lauritz en Oscar centraal. Nu draait het verhaal om de kunstzinnige Sverre, die samen met zijn adellijke Engelse studiegenoot Albie, in het Londen van het begin van de 20e eeuw, hun homoseksuele relatie als dandýs in de kring van de van schandalen omgeven Bloomsbury-groep vorm geven. Hier kan men vrijelijk over kunst, die liefde en politiek discussiܱren. Guillou schetst de van strenge conventies omgeven Engelse maatschappij, waardoor een openlijk beleven van de seksuele geaardheid onmogelijk is. De roman grijpt weer terug op het ijzige Noorwegen en de Afrikaanse hitte van ́Bruggenbouwerś en schetst indringend de invloed van de Eerste Wereldoorlog en het opkomende fascisme op het leven van de broers. Opnieuw een pageturner! Kleine druk

Stockholm, sa banlieue chic. Dans une salle de classe, cinq personnes gisent sur le sol. Debout au milieu d'elles, Maja Norberg, dix-huit ans à peine, élève modèle et fille de bonne famille. Son petit copain, le fils de la plus grosse fortune de Suède, et sa meilleure amie, une jolie blonde soucieuse de la paix dans le monde, figurent parmi les victimes, ainsi que Samir, brillant fils d'immigrés décidé à s'affranchir de sa condition. Neuf mois plus tard, après un battage médiatique qui a dépassé les frontières suédoises, le procès se tient. Mais qui est Maja ? Qu'a-t-elle fait, et pourquoi ? Nerveux comme un thriller, Rien de plus grand radiographie les hypocrisies des classes dirigeantes et l'extrême violence qui ressurgit sur leurs enfants. Déjà best-seller en Suède, ce portrait dérangeant et empathique d'une génération est en cours de publication dans 28 pays. Netflix vient d'en acheter les droits pour l'adapter en série.

L'inspectrice Eva Moreno pensait pouvoir profiter de quelques jours de congés. En route pour la plage, elle se retrouve impliquée malgré elle dans la disparition d'une jeune fille. Cette affaire en fait remonter une autre à la surface : la mort mystérieuse d'une collégienne, seize ans plus tôt. Quand le cadavre d'un inconnu est retrouvé sur la plage, enfoui à la hâte dans le sable, l'enquête se complique, et tout mène à la jeune fille. Cette fois c'est sûr : les vacances sont gâchées.

An unforgettably atmospheric debut from a rising star about a young woman's disappearance and a lonely man's obsession with discovering the truth.

The little old lady si back! This time, Martha Andersson and her friends - The League of Pensioners - have left behind their dreary care home in Stockholm and are enjoying the bright lights of Las Vegas

Another hilarious crime caper, charting the misadventures of some devilish blue-rinsed criminals - set against the glamorous backdrop of Saint-Tropez.

In einem Stockholmer Mehrfamilienhaus gehen äußerst seltsame Dinge vor sich. Eine Frau verschwindet spurlos. Zwei Wochen später wird ihre Leiche plötzlich im Flur ihrer Wohnung gefunden. Es ist einer der absonderlichsten Morde in der Geschichte der Stadt und es gibt keinen Hinweis auf den Täter. Erst die neunjährige Alva, die mit ihrer Familie erst seit Kurzem in dem Haus wohnt und übersinnliche Fähigkeiten hat, kommt dem Rätsel auf die Spur, das Ungeheuerliches zutage fördert…

Jonas hat es nicht leicht: Er muss sich um seine kranke Mutter kümmern und nebenbei sein Jurastudium durch harte Arbeit auf Stockholms Baustellen verdienen. Dabei leidet er immer wieder unter heftigen Migräneanfällen. Während einer solchen Attacke hat er eines Tages einen schrecklichen Unfall, den er wie durch ein Wunder überlebt. Bei der schnell eingeleiteten Operation entfernen die Ärzte eine merkwürdige Kapsel in Jonas’ Kopf – und von dem Moment an ist seine Welt nicht mehr die, die sie war. Es gehen seltsame Dinge vor sich, und während Jonas verzweifelt nach Antworten sucht, wird er plötzlich selbst zum Gejagten ...