Anton Svensson

How does a child become a criminal? How does a father lose a son? An epic crime novel with the excitement of Jo Nesbo's Headhunters and the narrative depth of We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Father is inspired by the extraordinary true story of three brothers who committed ten audacious bank robberies in Sweden over the course of just two years. None had committed a crime before. All were under twenty-four years old. When their incredible spree had come to an end amid the glare of the international media, all of them would be changed forever as individuals and as a family. This intoxicating, heartbreaking thriller tells the story of how three boys are transformed over the course of their lives from innocent children to the most wanted criminals in Sweden. And of the man who made them that way: their father.

Made in Sweden

The Father

'Unique and stunning. One of the most powerful novels you'll read this year' Stephen Booth on The Father In the second part of the highly acclaimed and internationally bestselling series Made in Sweden, one brother fictionalises the real crimes of his own family for a remarkable and epic novel. After six years in prison, Sweden's most notorious criminal Leo Dûvnjac is free, acquitted of all but two of the ten bank robberies he and his two younger brothers pulled off. While behind bars, he befriended Sam Larsen, who was convicted of murdering his own father - and also happens to be the brother of the cop who caught Leo, Detective John Broncks. With Sam at his side, Leo seeks out his now-law-abiding brothers for one last job and a chance at redemption - or revenge. But Bronks is on to him, and Leo's father has other plans for his sons . . . Now two sets of brothers will play out the tragic and thrilling destinies of childhoods built on heartbreaking betrayal. Praise for The Father and The Sons 'A powerful real-life story' Guardian 'The emotional centre of the story is truly compelling . . . the sweep and scope are epic' Herald 'Superior. . . builds to a breathless climax' Sun 'A deep, clean cut into the body of fathers, sons, loyalty and family' Sainsburys Magazine 'Will delight fans of Nordic Noir' Crime Fiction Lover 'Mind boggling and captivating' The Crime Warp 'An unbelievably exciting and authentic story. . . One of the year's best crime stories' Östran, Sweden 'One of the summer's best thrillers' Café, Sweden 'A thrilling novel that becomes something much more than a book you can't put down' Tara, Sweden 'A gripping coming-of-age story, flush with exciting scenes and the psychological battle between father and son' Falu-Kuriren, Sweden

The completely thrilling follow-up to crime bestseller The Father

The Sons

'A powerful real-life story' Guardian An epic crime thriller for fans of Jo Nesbo, The Father is inspired by the extraordinary true story of three brothers who became Sweden's most successful criminals - written by their real brother. None had committed a crime before. All were under 24 years old. All of them would be changed forever. In this intoxicating, heartbreaking thriller, the real-life fourth brother, who was not involved in the real robberies, tells of three boys who grew from innocent children to become public enemy number one - and of the man who made them that way. 'Unique and stunning. One of the most powerful novels you'll read this year' Stephen Booth 'The emotional centre of the story is truly compelling . . . the sweep and scope are epic' Herald 'Superior. . . builds to a breathless climax' Sun 'A deep, clean cut into the body of fathers, sons, loyalty and family' Sainsburys Magazine 'Will delight fans of Nordic Noir' Crime Fiction Lover 'Mind boggling and captivating' The Crime Warp 'An incredible story' Crime Time 'Many of the scenes stick with you' Expressen, Sweden 'A powerful and riveting reading experience' Deckarbloggen, Sweden 'One of the summer's best thrillers' Café, Sweden 'The action in The Father is captivating. It holds us in suspense from the first page to the last' LitteraturMagazinet, Sweden '[An] action-packed page turner - not for the faint of heart' Elle, Germany

The award-winning totally gripping thriller inspired by real life

"After six years in prison, Leo Duvnjac is going free. Prosecuted for numerous crimes--including ten bank robberies, planting a bomb in Stockholm's Central Station, and pulling off northern Europe's largest-ever weapons theft--he was convicted of just two robberies (since the huge cache of automatic weapons was never found). Unreformed, Leo has spent his imprisonment plotting one final heist, but he only has a brief window following his release to pull it off. The plan is to steal more than 100 million Swedish crowns from Sweden's largest police station and then disappear forever. It is a decision that will threaten what remains of his relationships with his father and brothers, who also went to prison for the earlier robberies, and set him on a collision course with the aggressive cop who sent them to jail, John Broncks. Detective Broncks quickly figures out that the newly released Leo is up to something and vows to stop him once and for all, no matter what rules have to be broken. Before it is all over, these two men will play out the consequences not just of the crime spree that first brought them into each other's orbits, but of their earliest childhoods, when their destinies were being written by violence and abuse. Each will have to look into the abyss and answer a terrible question: is he prepared to sacrifice everything, even family, to succeed?"--

"The thrilling sequel to the ripped-from-the-headlines crime novel about three brothers who became Sweden's most wanted criminals, and the father who made them that way"--

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