Life Deluxe, Jens Lapidus
Life Deluxe, Jens Lapidus
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Life Deluxe

Author: Jens Lapidus, Astri von Arbin Ahlander

Narrator: Bruce Turk

Unabridged: 20 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/16/2014


Synopsis

The final chapter in the electrifying Stockholm Noir Trilogy, which has been translated into more than thirty languages worldwide: here is the no-holds-barred, rapid-fire tale of a supreme struggle for the legacy of the Swedish underworld, as the power, honor, and respect commanded by Stockholm’s largest criminal organization are passed from father to daughter.

"A good old-fashioned gangster story about the godfathers of Sweden's criminal underworld."—The New York Times
 
Jorge was making a living as a drug dealer until he was caught and thrown into prison. Recently released and warned to keep out of trouble, he’s already bored with his new existence: selling lattes and cappuccinos at a café. Who wouldn’t be? But Jorge has a plan, and big money looms on the horizon if he can pull off one final audacious heist and flee the country before the police close in.
 
Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector Martin Hägerström—entrusted with a secret mission, code name Operation Tide—has gone deep undercover as a disgraced cop turned corrections officer. He’s slowly earning the trust of Stockholm’s imprisoned expert money launderer, Johan Westlund. A career criminal with a taste for the jet-setting lifestyle, JW is a dangerous man to befriend, one who may demand more loyalty than Hägerström had planned on offering.
 
Natalie is the twenty-two-year-old daughter of Radovan Kranjic, the Serbian crime boss who rules Sweden’s underworld. When an assassin threatens Radovan’s life, Natalie is hurled into a chaotic struggle for control of her father’s empire—and the competition is fierce. Who will rise to power in the voracious hunt for money, prestige, and luxury to become Stockholm’s new king—or queen—of crime?

About The Author

Jens Lapidus is a criminal defense lawyer who represents some of Sweden’s most notorious underworld criminals. He lives in Stockholm with his wife.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Selmita

Banger men skulle ønske jeg leste den på svensk i stedet for mid norske oversettelsen......more

Goodreads review by Alberto

Termino la trilogía de Lapidus y mi valoración para este libro sería mas para el conjunto de los tres libros. Me ha gustado mucho como el autor ha retratado de una forma bestial el conjunto de los negocios ilegales en Suecia que el conoce por su experiencia como abogado penalista y como quedan retra......more

Little bit boring at some parts but still it was worth to finish :)......more

Goodreads review by Niklas

En hälsning från 2024: den här boken har inte åldrats bra.......more


Quotes

Praise for Jens Lapidus and Never Fuck Up
 
“Lapidus sheds light on a rarely seen Stockholm—a city that is a ‘Mecca of thieves, drug dealers, and gangs,’ buzzing with ethnic tensions and social unrest.” —The New Yorker
 
 
“A world whose vocabulary is shaped by American gangsta rap but whose greed and ambition is familiar to anybody who ever cracked open a Mario Puzo crime novel.” —The Wall Street Journal
 
“A grand-scale portrait of Stockholm’s criminal world that shares James Ellroy’s hyperrealism and Richard Price’s blend of atmosphere and sociology.” —Booklist
 
 
Praise for Easy Money
 
“Raw and dark, with crisp dialogue that shouts authenticity . . .  A five-punch, five-head-butt read.” —The Washington Times
 
“An intelligent and original thriller that displays as much wit as it does muscle . . . Lapidus is a fantastic writer of action, but he also knows when to leave the guns holstered and build suspense.” —The Daily Beast