First published 2011
Piet Hoffman has spent a decade working as a police informant since his last prison sentence. The Stockholm police trust him to penetrate criminal organizations from the inside. His current assignment places him deep within a Polish drug syndicate, where he has successfully earned their confidence. The gang orders him into Aspsås prison to expand their criminal empire behind bars. Hoffman integrates himself among Sweden's most dangerous inmates, playing his role perfectly. Then someone exposes his true identity. Both the Swedish police and the Polish mafia want him dead. Hoffman realizes he has only three seconds to choose between death and survival. This fifth crime novel from Roslund and Hellström traps their protagonist between two deadly forces, each viewing him as a traitor who must be eliminated.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, survival
Setting: Aspsås Prison, Poland, Stockholm
Period: 21st Century
572 pages · Paperback · Uitgeverij De Geus
Content warnings: violence