Thriller set in Sweden, Russia – Ten Swedes must Die, Martin Österdahl

Submitted: 16th June 2019

A Max Anger thriller

A High octane thriller with the special ops agent Max Anger

Sofia Karlsson of the Swedish police wants Max’s help in a high-profile and high-stakes murder investigation: there’s a serial killer stalking the streets of Stockholm, who’s eliminating his victims in gruesome and tantalizingly clever ways…

They start to investigate the case but it takes them in ways and directions they could never have expected including the most shameful episode in Sweden’s history.

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Ten Swedes must Die, Martin Österdahl

Setting: City break and City underbelly…

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During a farm auction in the Stockholm archipelago, a dead man is found in a coffin. That is not strange in itself, except he’s been chopped in half and has some unsightly symbols engraved on his forehead. When it becomes apparent that this man was the head of the Swedish Migration Board, all hell breaks loose. The police start to investigate his work which was very sensitive to many.

He’s only the first high-ranking Swede to fall victim to this killer….

The Swedish archipelago is a important setting with a lot of meaning for this thriller. Roslagen is the name of the northern part of the archipelago and the island of Arholma is where the Estonian cemetery is in the story. Estonian Swedes fled from Soviet troops during World War II and many of them ended up at Björkö-Arholma in Roslagen. This area is therefore very historically interesting and where the novel really comes into its own by mixing fact and fiction.

We hear of the Kursk and its role in the war, the significance of the islands since and during the war and the link between Russia, Estonia and Sweden. Too much to mention in one review but believe me , it’s a fascinating part of history.

The thriller plot, combined with the level of research and history really makes this novel shine. It’s a tough and gripping read which I was enthralled by throughout.