The Secret Life of Mr Roos von Håkan Nesser

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 512 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Verlag: Macmillan Publishers InternationalPan
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9781509892259
Auflage / Bände: Main Market Ed.

The godfather of Swedish crime MetroA man starts a double life after a secret lottery win. But he can't know just how sour his new life will turn . . .

A secluded hut in the middle of the woods. A double life that could be his downfall.The Secret Life of Mr Roosis the third Inspector Barbarotti novel from the'Godfather of Swedish crime'(Metro), Håkan Nesser.<br><br>At fifty-nine years old, Valdemar Roos is tired of life. Working a job he hates, with a wife he barely talks to and two step-daughters he doesn't get on with, he doesn't have a lot to look forward to. Then, one day, a winning lottery ticket gives him an opportunity to start afresh.<br><br>Without telling a soul, he quits his job and buys a hut in the remote Swedish countryside. Every day he travels down to this man-made oasis, returning each evening to his unsuspecting wife. Life couldn't be better, until a young woman arrives in paradise . . .<br><br>Anna Gambowska is a twenty-one-year-old recovering drug addict. On the run from the rehab centre she hated and an abusive relationship she can't go back to, all Anna's prayers are answered when she comes across a seemingly vacant hut in the Swedish woodland. But it's not long before Anna's ex discovers her location, and an incident occurs that will mar the lives of both Anna and Valdemar forever.<br><br>Inspector Barbarotti doesn't take much interest when a woman reports her husband as missing. That is, until a dead body is found near the missing man's newly bought hut, and Mr Roos becomes the number one murder suspect . . .<br><br>The Secret Life of Mr Roosis the third novel in Håkan Nesser's Inspector Barbarotti quintet.

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Håkan Nesser is one of Sweden's most popular crime writers, receiving numerous awards for his novels featuring Inspector Van Veeteren, including the European Crime Fiction Star Award (Ripper Award) 2010/11, the Swedish Crime Writers'Academy Prize (three times) and Scandinavia's Glass Key Award. The Van Veeteren series is published in over twenty-five countries and has sold over ten million copies worldwide. Håkan Nesser lives in Gotland with his wife and spends part of each year in the UK.<br><br>In addition to the popular Van Veeteren series, his other books include the psychological thrillerThe Living and the Dead in Winsfordand The Barbarotti series.

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