Pen 33
Ewert Grens 1
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3.8 • 20 Ratings
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Publisher Description
THE FIRST IN THE MILLION-SELLING DCI EWERT GRENS SERIES, WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY 2005 FOR BEST SCANDINAVIAN CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR, AND AS HARD-HITTING A CRIME NOVEL AS YOU WILL EVER READ.
'A must read' Observer
Bernt Lund harbours a sickness.
He is a monster: in the mind of society, in the mind of his nine-year-old victims' parents, and in the mind of his fellow inmates.
Lennart Oscarsson has a situation.
The worst scenario imaginable for Aspsås prison's Department for Sexual Crimes.
These two men's actions are about to hand DCI Ewert Grens the most profoundly sickening and impossibly sensitive case of his career, and in Stockholm's history.
Pen 33 is both an unforgiving collision between a time-hardened policeman and a truly heinous crime, and an unflinching exploration of what people - whether criminals or victims - are capable of when they choose to relinquish self-control.
Loved Pen 33 and hungry for another DCI Ewert Grens thriller? If so, choose the next novel in the series, Box 21 . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Roslund and Hellstr m's blistering sixth series novel to be published in the U.S. (after Three Minutes) opens with the vicious rape and murder of two nine-year-old girls by a psychopath, Bernt Lund, who has escaped from custody. The authors explore the ramifications of Lund's crime from multiple viewpoints, including those of 60ish Det. Sgt. Ewert Grens, who's disillusioned and cynical; Grens's 40-year-old assistant, Sven Sundkvist, who's burning out; and Fredrik Steffansson, the father of one of the victims. Steffansson, who was abused as a child, kills Lund and is put on trial for murder. In one of Sweden's most high-profile trials, ambitious prosecutor Lars gestam feels he must demand life imprisonment for Steffansson, even though doing so will likely end his career. In addition to subjecting readers to the stomach-wrenching minutiae of prison life, Roslund and Hellstr m force them to consider who in this denunciation of governmental policies and practices are the victims and who are the criminals. The authors' most chilling observation: these characters "are all somewhere among us." Hellstr m, an ex-convict, died earlier this year.
Customer Reviews
Well done
It’s a good story and is well written; albeit quite graphic and a topic that some will find upsetting