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Zusatztext “An addictive thriller.” —Raleigh Times-Dispatch “Laced with irony and satire . . . Reminiscent of Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson in its toughness . . . Persson does a fine job of pitting one desperate soul against another in a philosophically charged tale worthy of Ingmar Bergman—but with lots more guns.”— Kirkus (starred) “A brilliant political thriller.” —Der Tagesspiegel “One of the best Swedish crime novels of all time.” —Expressen “This is not only a compelling crime story to be read without stopping until the last page. It is not only an unforgettable tale with a ferocious and bitter unexpected ending. It is much more. This is a masterpiece.” —Il Sole 24 Ore “A teeth-gritting political thriller . . . Authentic with silent anger! tough and utterly haunting.” —Berliner Morgenpost “One of the most exhaustive investigations ever to have been written about. A plot full of suspense! a great adventure! and a philosophical view of the dark and painful sides of life.” —Il Giornale di Vicenza “Funny! sharp! thrilling! and entertaining. Indeed! you almost think it’s too good to be true! at least until you start reading and are convinced.” —Kristeligt Dagblad "Leif GW Persson's big lush novel is a tale of mystery and intrigue and murder. Mostly set in Sweden before the collapse of the Soviet Union it begins with the body of an American falling from a building. Was it an accident or a suicide? Surely it couldn't have been a murder! or so the police believe. Enter Lars Johansson! a police official known as 'a real policeman.' His interest in the dead American will take him to New York and to the FBI academy in Quantico! and will reveal Cold War machinations from a generation earlier that are connected to the man who fell from the building. For Johansson! entering this case is like entering a hall of mirrors within a maze! where international scheming! secret police! including one with bizarre sexual proclivities! and even the assassination of a prime minister! are all connected one way or the other to that American. From a country known for terrific crime novelists! Sweden's great crime writer Leif GW Persson brilliantly takes the reader into a world of fascinating mystery and secrets." —Joseph Wambaugh Informationen zum Autor Leif GW Persson Klappentext A riveting new thriller by a writer universally acknowledged as Sweden's leading criminologist. A young man falls to his death from a window in Stockholm. The police want to write it off as an accident! or possibly a suicide! but superintendent Lars Johansson feels otherwise. Soon it is revealed that the young man was an American journalist! working on a project about his uncle! a CIA agent! who may have had ties to the highest reaches of Sweden's political community. Johansson's search for the truth will take him to New York and the FBI Academy in Virginia! and finally down into a dark web of international espionage! backroom politics! and greed! exposing the sheer incompetence that led to a devastating tragedy. “Approximately five minutes before eight last Friday evening the aforementioned Krassner fell from his room on the sixteenth floor in that student skyscraper up on Valhallavägen. He was subleasing it—it seems some international housing agency for students arranged it. Got the name of it in my papers. Anyway,” said Jarnebring and looked at the ceiling while trying to collect his thoughts. “Murder, suicide, accident,” said Johansson. “What’s the problem?” “Most likely suicide,” said Jarnebring. “Among other things he left behind a letter. Tech called this morning and let it be known that his prints are on the letter. Right where they should be if he’d written it himself.” “You mean the corpse’s fingerprints,” said Johansson. “You mean that the corpse’s prints...
