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Stockholm Delete

by Jens Lapidus
Jon Lindstrom
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A lawyer, an ex-con, and his nephew team up to solve a grisly murder in this explosive crime novel by internationally bestselling Swedish author Jens Lapidus. 
When a house alarm goes off in Värmdö, an island in Stockholm’s archipelago, a security guard shows up expecting a break-in. But what he finds is far from ordinary: an unidentifiable body, brutally slaughtered. Complicating matters is the wounded young man he finds near the crime scene—a man who police will count as their prime suspect.
Emelie Jansson, a newly-minted lawyer at a top firm, takes on the young man’s case. By her side is Teddy, an ex-con trying to stay on the right side of the law as he works as the firm’s fixer. But Teddy has his own problems to worry about—namely his wayward nephew, who’s on the verge of following in his uncle’s criminal footsteps.
Who is the murder victim, and who is the murderer? And why do all roads seem to lead to Mats Emanuelsson, a man Teddy once kidnapped? As Emilie investigates, Teddy must confront his past and save his nephew from a troubled fate. Soon, all three get caught in a high-stakes game that threatens to undo their lives.

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  • Release date

    April 18, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780525493129
      • File size: 486558 KB
      • Duration: 16:53:39

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 20, 2017
      This gloomy crime novel from Lapidus (Easy Money and two other books his Stockholm Noir trilogy) focuses on Serbian immigrants. Teddy is trying to go straight after his release from prison—where he served time for kidnapping Mats Emanuelsson, a one-time police informer now believed dead—by working as a fixer for a law firm. Teddy’s 19-year-old nephew, Nikola, who idolizes him, is just out of Spillersboda Young Offenders’ Institute and is also trying to stay clean. Meanwhile, Teddy’s coworker, newly minted lawyer Emelie Jansson, gets drawn into criminal defense work, against the rules of her upscale business law firm, by defending Mats’s son against the charge that he murdered Mats. The complicated narrative unfolds through the viewpoints of Teddy, Nikola, and Emelie. Transcripts of police interrogations with Mats fill in the background. Lapidus tackles such matters as big-business fraud, police corruption, and refugee-related tensions in a dismal “new Stockholm,” but interminable financial scheming bogs down what might have worked better as a fast-paced, action-oriented thriller.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Jon Lindstrom's straightforward style provides a distinct advantage for listeners as he guides them through the labyrinth of Lapidus's latest novel. The Swedish author known for meaty stories with intricate plots and multiple characters certainly does not disappoint here. But these very features present difficulties for a successful transition from print to audio as listeners may need to backtrack frequently to follow the numerous subplots and to clarify identities. Lindstrom's presentation cannot be faulted as he delivers the text cleanly and moves the action forward at a manageably brisk pace. Given the extensive cast, he wisely avoids accents and character voices, instead establishing character definition with variations of tone. This gripping story of Sweden's criminal underground is a challenging yet worthwhile listen. M.O.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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