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A secluded hut in the middle of the woods. A double life that could be his downfall. The Secret Life of Mr Roos is the third Inspector Barbarotti novel from the 'Godfather of Swedish crime' (Metro), Häkan Nesser.
At fifty-nine years old, Valdemar Roos is tired of life. Working a job he hates, with a wife he barely talks to and two step-daughters he doesn't get on with, he doesn't have a lot to look forward to. Then, one day, a winning lottery ticket gives him an opportunity to start afresh.
Without telling a soul, he quits his job and buys a hut in the remote Swedish countryside. Every day he travels down to this man-made oasis, returning each evening to his unsuspecting wife. Life couldn't be better, until a young woman arrives in paradise . . .
Anna Gambowska is a twenty-one-year-old recovering drug addict. On the run from the rehab centre she hated and an abusive relationship she can't go back to, all Anna's prayers are answered when she comes across a seemingly vacant hut in the Swedish woodland. But it's not long before Anna's ex discovers her location, and an incident occurs that will mar the lives of both Anna and Valdemar forever.
Inspector Barbarotti doesn't take much interest when a woman reports her husband as missing. That is, until a dead body is found near the missing man's newly-bought hut, and Mr Roos becomes the number one murder suspect . . .
The Secret Life of Mr Roos is the third novel in Håkan Nesser’s Inspector Barbarotti quintet.
Mystery fans will devour this entry into the classic, wisecracking
Nero Wolfe series, in which Wolfe must track down a dangerous
gunman-or risk losing his right-hand man Archie Goodwin is chipper
as he strolls home from his weekly poker game, money in his pocket
and a smile on his lips. He has just reached Nero Wolfe's stately
brownstone on West Thirty-Fifth Street when a sedan whips around
the corner and two gunshots ring out, nearly hitting Goodwin. It is
a warning, and the message is clear: The next bullet will not miss.
Rotund investigator Nero Wolfe has made more than his fair share of
enemies over the years, and it seems one of them has decided to
strike, targeting Wolfe's indefatigable assistant. Some might run
for cover, but Archie Goodwin is not the type. With the help of
Wolfe's brainpower, Goodwin will find the man who wants him
dead-unless the killer gets to Goodwin first. Nero Award-winning
author Robert Goldsborough continues the brilliant work of Rex
Stout in this classic mystery series. According to Publishers
Weekly, "Goldsborough cleverly captures the tone and language of
the originals. Rex Stout fans can only hope he has no plans to wind
up the series soon."
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