The Andalucian Friend
The First Book in the Brinkmann Trilogy
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2014
Summary
The Godfather for the 21st century.
The Andalucian Friend is a major international thriller about an intricate crime web that engulfs all who are caught up in it.
When Sophie Brinkmann meets Hector Guzman, she knows everything that she needs to- he’s handsome, he’s charming and he makes her happy.
But what she doesn’t know is that Hector has some nasty friends, some even nastier enemies, and an unscrupulous police operation relentlessly following his every move.
<…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099575894 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099575892 |
| Author: | Alexander Soderberg, Neil Smith |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 328g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 29mm |
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Imagine The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets The Sopranos , then crank up the intrigue and rip off the knob. Alexander S
Imagine The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets The Sopranos, then crank up the intrigue and rip off the knob. Alexander Söderberg has penned an awesome thriller you won’t want to miss – Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Black ListWidescreen, bone-crunching crime fiction – Siobhan Murphy * Metro *The Scandi movement towards literary world domination gathers apace with the first in a trilogy from Swedish scriptwriter Alexander Söderberg…it already feels tailor made for TV – Claire Allfree * Metro *One of the many wonderful things about Alexander Söderberg’s novel, The Andalucian Friend, is how it upsets our expectations. His cops act like gangsters, while his gangsters (some of them) attain a startling sort of nobility. Söderberg has created an entertaining, engaging, and wonderfully bloody-minded world. He’s a great storyteller. It’s that simple – Scott Smith, author of The RuinsAn unpredictable and breathlessly suspenseful, taut and well-written thriller… A timeless saga about the struggle between good and evil… Utterly brilliant * Västerbottens-Kuriren (Sweden) *I haven’t read such a captivating, relentlessly suspenseful thriller as The Andalucian Friend in ages * Dalarnas Tidningar (Sweden) *A gripping thriller * Wales on Sunday *Will be devoured by those who like their books like blockbuster movies – packed full of car-chases and underground drug dens * Spectator *
About The Author
Alexander Soderberg
Alexander S derberg previously worked as a scriptwriter and story editor for Swedish television, where he worked on the adaptations of well-known crime novels as well as drama and sitcoms. The Andalucian Friend is Alexander S derberg’s debut novel and the first part of a trilogy featuring Sophie Brinkmann.
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