Part of Ewert Grens, book 2
First published 2008
Lydia arrives at a Stockholm hospital bearing the marks of a savage beating. The young Lithuanian woman fell victim to human traffickers after her boyfriend sold her into prostitution. Now she owes a debt to criminals who keep her prisoner in a Stockholm brothel. Police officers Sven Sundkvist and Ewert Grens work the same hospital on an unrelated case. They pursue evidence against a mafia boss whom Grens despises personally. The two investigations converge violently when gunfire erupts in the hospital basement. Hostages become trapped as bodies fall around them. Sven faces an impossible choice between loyalty and justice when he discovers his respected mentor Grens has crossed ethical lines.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, loyalty-vs-justice
Setting: Stockholm
Period: 21st-century
394 pages · Paperback · Little, Brown Book Group
Content warnings: trafficking, violence