Drugs, violence, pornography and prostitution… this novel won’t be for everyone, but for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction by the likes of Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson, this is a must-read thriller.
Vallgren is one of Sweden’s best-loved writers and it’s easy to see why. This is his second novel in a series following private investigator Danny Katz.
Katz begins to investigate when he discovers his former drug dealer Ramon dead, apparently from an overdose, and Ramon’s girlfriend, Jenny, has disappeared without a trace.
There are too many things that don’t add up for Katz, and he finds himself entering Sweden’s seedy underworld in his search for answers.
The subject matter may be unsettling for some, the prose is graphic at times, and many of the characters are rather unsavoury, but this all adds up to a great story that will keep the reader hooked right up to the last page.
