Grand News #7, 2015
New titles at Grand Agency
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A Brother for a Sister
Lena Matthijs
A spellbinding voice from the real scene
Lena Matthijs’ portrayals of the two pairs of brothers in A Brother for a Sister are impressive and tumbling. She shows how an imbalance between siblings can lead to bitter rivalry, how damaging it is to constantly be the inferior of the two. Siblings, and boys in particular, are encouraged to compete with one another and the consequences can be disastrous when one is always the loser and the competition ceases to be a game. The book ends with a thrilling hostage drama lifted straight out of the police reality which is the author’s everyday life.
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Published in Sweden by Lind & Co
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Last Rays of Sun
Lars Rambe
Impressive page-turner suspense
Per Strand has been given a chance he never dreamed of: a job offer to become the head of a police academy in Nairobi. Once there, he soon makes contact with the battle-scarred police inspector David Lokot, and before they know it bullets are whizzing through the air around them.
The journalist Fredrik Gransjö is in mourning after his father’s sudden death. Without really understanding why, he seems to have lost his way. To overcome his grief he takes his family to Kenya, a place his father had been to. They plan to visit Fredrik’s friend Per. A decision Fredrik will come to regret many times over.
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Published in Sweden by Hoi
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Words from the agent
The dark part of the day is getting shorter, we greet the light coming by decorating our homes in light green and yellow. Easter and spring is a perfect time to relax with an absorbing crime or thriller story. In Norway it is a yearly tradition with Easter Crime and we would like to see this tradition grow also in other countries.
With lots of sweets in every home, the reading candy should be as tempting, well tasting and irresistible as the Easter Bunny’s chocolates are. Lena Matthijs and Lars Rambe are two very strong crime writers who know how to serve you a gruesome story. So, wrap yourself in a cosy blanket, grab the candy and enjoy!
Maria Enberg
Grand Agency
Agent photo: Jesper Anhede
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