Longlisted for theCWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger 2021
It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage.
For Ana-Lena and Roger,busy buying-up apartments to fill the hole in their marriage,it's something else to talk about. For Julia and Ro,panicky parents-to-be,it's yet another worry. Lonely bank manager Zara only came here for the view. While 87-year-old grandmother Estelle seems rather pleased by the company...
As the police gather outside,the anxious strangers huddled within try to make the best of a very sticky situation - but could it be that they have a whole lot more in common than meets the eye
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781405930253Number of pages: 416Weight: 287 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
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Fredrik Backman
Fredrick Backman is a Swedish author and columnist,best known for his bestselling debut A Man Called Ove.
Visit the Fredrik Backman author page
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