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Exclusive Excerpt of The Andalucian Friend by Alexander Soderberg
A monumental crime thriller—the first of a trilogy—that will set the world on fire
When Sophie Brinkmann meets Hector Guzman, her life is perfectly uneventful. She’s a nurse and a single mother, living with her son in a sleepy Stockholm suburb. She likes Guzman’s quiet charm and easy smile; she likes the way he welcomes her into his family. She quickly learns, though, that his smooth façade masks something much more sinister—he’s the head of an international crime ring that is at war with a rival organization. Before she can fully grasp the extent of his dangerous world, her life starts to come undone: her family is at risk, a long-lost friend mysteriously resurfaces, and she realizes that she can trust no one. Whether she likes it or not, she’s now at the center of a global turf war between Spanish drug traffickers, German gangsters, Russian hit men, and Swedish cops. To get out alive, and with her integrity intact, she will have to summon everything within her to navigate this intricate web of moral ambiguity, deadly obsession, and craven gamesmanship.
After reading the excerpt, take a look at Alexander Soderberg’s top 5 “up all night” thrillers list or see the Prawns and Polenta recipe that we paired with The Andalucian Friend.
Read an exclusive excerpt of this unputdownable thriller.