The final chapter in the electrifying Stockholm Noir Trilogy, which has been translated into more than thirty languages worldwide: here is the no-holds-barred, rapid-fire tale of a supreme struggle for the legacy of the Swedish underworld, as the power, honor, and respect commanded by Stockholmās largest criminal organization are passed from father to daughter.
"A good old-fashioned gangster story about the godfathers of Sweden's criminal underworld."āThe New York Times
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Jorge was making a living as a drug dealer until he was caught and thrown into prison. Recently released and warned to keep out of trouble, heās already bored with his new existence: selling lattes and cappuccinos at a cafĆ©. Who wouldnāt be? But Jorge has a plan, and big money looms on the horizon if he can pull off one final audacious heist and flee the country before the police close in.
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Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector Martin HƤgerstrƶmāentrusted with a secret mission, code name Operation Tideāhas gone deep undercover as a disgraced cop turned corrections officer. Heās slowly earning the trust of Stockholmās imprisoned expert money launderer, Johan Westlund. A career criminal with a taste for the jet-setting lifestyle, JW is a dangerous man to befriend, one who may demand more loyalty than HƤgerstrƶm had planned on offering.
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Natalie is the twenty-two-year-old daughter of Radovan Kranjic, the Serbian crime boss who rules Swedenās underworld. When an assassin threatens Radovanās life, Natalie is hurled into a chaotic struggle for control of her fatherās empireāand the competition is fierce. Who will rise to power in the voracious hunt for money, prestige, and luxury to become Stockholmās new kingāor queenāof crime?