Part of Ewert Grens, book 13
First published 2024
Piet Hoffmann sits in prison, serving time for drug crimes after helping Detective Ewert Grens infiltrate a narcotics ring. His cellmate Lillebror leads a gang and harbors a deadly grudge. Lillebror's older brother vanished without a trace from a locked juvenile detention room in the 1990s. That missing brother was Piet's closest friend. Lillebror blames Piet for the disappearance and threatens his family's lives. Piet faces an impossible situation behind bars while his wife and children become targets. He must uncover what really happened that night decades ago when his friend disappeared from the supposedly secure facility. The only way to protect his family and clear his name is to break free from prison. Piet races against time to solve a mystery that has haunted him for years while evading both the law and dangerous criminals who want him dead.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, race-against-time, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Prison, Juvenile Detention Center
Period: 1990s, Present Day
400 pages · Hardcover · Albert Bonniers förlag
Content warnings: murder, violence