Hoffman is brave, inventive and creative and could have a starring role in Line off Duty daringly unmasking the villains and staying well below the radar. The characters are good, Grens is very complex, taciturn, trusts few but is excellent at his job. This is extremely well written, it’s action packed from start to finish as you get a ringside seat in a dramatic race against time, against perpetrators who are always one step ahead and who seem to have metaphorically tied their hands behind their back and shackled them at the same time. The storyline takes us from Sweden to Albania and it seems as if all roads in the fast paced plot lead to Albania and across the border into neighbouring Montenegro. The danger, the huge danger that especially Hoffman faces as the world he has built nearly explodes, is breathtaking. Well, that’s how you grab a readers attention and hold them in a vice like grip until the very end! This novel is impossible to put down, your eyes are glued to the pages, perched on the edge of your seat, as you just want to solve this huge puzzle. The story is principally told by Grens and Hoffman who work together to solve what appears dangerously insoluble. Meanwhile, former under cover operator Piet Hoffman receives some shocking threats which demands he takes certain action or his beloved wife and family will pay the ultimate price.

Seventeen years ago Zana Lilaj survives the brutal slaughter of her family. Meanwhile, former under cover operator Piet Hoffman receives some shocking threats which demands he takes certain action or his beloved wife and family will pay the ult Detective Superintendent Ewart Grens six months from retirement is alerted by colleague Mariana Hermansson of a break in with nothing apparently taken from the same address of the worst crime scene he has ever seen for which he never secures a conviction. Soon his hunt for answers intertwines with Ewert's, and the two men find themselves in the middle of a criminal conspiracy that is more complicated-and dangerous-than they could have imagined.moreĭetective Superintendent Ewart Grens six months from retirement is alerted by colleague Mariana Hermansson of a break in with nothing apparently taken from the same address of the worst crime scene he has ever seen for which he never secures a conviction. He must unravel the secret threat to his family, all while keeping secrets of his own. Meanwhile, someone in the city's criminal underworld is executing weapons smugglers, and has placed former police informant Piet Hoffman's family in grave danger. So when he learns that the apartment where the crime occurred is now the scene of a mysterious break-in, Grens immediately fears that someone is intent on silencing the only witness. The girl was placed in the witness protection program, and the case went cold, but years later, Grens is still haunted by the seemingly random slaying, and the little girl who was spared. A family had been murdered, and the only survivor-and witness-was the five-year-old daughter.

Seventeen years ago, Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens was called to the scene of a brutal crime.

The girl was placed in the witness protection program, and the case went cold, but years later, Grens is still haunted by the seemi He thought she was safe.

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