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GUILT. ATONEMENT. REVENGE. On a remote Swedish island, a little girl, Klara, grows up without a father. Now, twenty years later, she discovers a secret: a secret that powerful men will kill to keep hidden. On the other side of the world, an old spy hides from his past. He used to be the best agent in the field. These days the only thing he lives for is swimming in the local pool. Then, on Christmas eve, Klara is thrown into a terrifying chase across Europe. Only the Swimmer can save her. But time is running out...
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'Guilt and atonement and revenge ... THE SWIMMER is an impressive, fast-paced thriller' Borås Tidning.
'Elegantly constructed ... the language creeps up on you ... a remarkable debut novel.' Göteborgs-Posten.
'Well-written and incredibly thrilling ... avoids the predictability of the genre' Skånska Dagbladet.
'A terrific page-turner, rich with complex conflicts and a big, chillingly credible conspiracy.' Chris Pavone, bestselling author of The Expats.
'At the end you look up and see the world differently.' --Lesley Thomson.
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'Elegantly constructed ... the language creeps up on you ... a remarkable debut novel.' Göteborgs-Posten.
'Well-written and incredibly thrilling ... avoids the predictability of the genre' Skånska Dagbladet.
'A terrific page-turner, rich with complex conflicts and a big, chillingly credible conspiracy.' Chris Pavone, bestselling author of The Expats.
'At the end you look up and see the world differently.' --Lesley Thomson.
On a remote Swedish island, a little girl, Klara, grows up without a father. Now, thirty years later, she discovers a secret--one for which powerful men will kill to keep undisclosed.
On the other side of the world, an old spy hides from his past. He used to be the best agent in the field. These days the only thing he lives for is swimming in the local pool.
When Klara is thrown into a terrifying chase across Europe, only the Swimmer can save her. But time is running out. . . .
Utterly mesmerizing and harrowing, The Swimmer is a riveting read right up to its stunning conclusion.
A deep-cover CIA agent races across Europe to save the daughter he never knew in this electrifying, -hypnotic- debut thriller (Entertainment Weekly).
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- PublisherHead of Zeus
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1781859175
- ISBN 13 9781781859179
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages384
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