Author: Anders Roslund
Series: Ewert Grens, #9
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: G.P. Putnams Sons
Release Date: July 13, 2019
My Rating: 4
Special thanks to G.P. Putnams Sons for a copy of this book.
Review:
Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens is taken back seventeen years when he hears of a break-in at the scene of an old crime - one in which a family was brutally executed with only a five year old child surviving as the only witness. She was whisked away and adopted into a witness protection family. Now it seems someone has returned looking for her, but Inspector Grens is determined to get there first and protect her. Meanwhile, former police informant Piet Hoffman's family is in danger from weapon smugglers. He seeks the help of the Inspector to protect his family. When these two cases intersect, will anyone be left standing?
Knock Knock is a tense, action-packed thriller as Grens and Hoffman team up to save the only remaining witness of a seventeen year old crime. They have seventy two hours to solve these cases and save lives. The clock's ticking. The story is complex with several twists and turns that keep the action moving at a break neck speed. The dual story lines and points of view serve to drive the pace keeping readers turning pages to find out how it ends. My understanding is that these two men are iconic characters revisited by this author several times. But having not read previous books in this series or by this author, I felt just a bit lost although there is adequate backstory to get a basic understanding of their setup. I believe it affected me more because I'm a big read-in-order reader and prefer getting the backstory first hand. Having said that, Knock Knock is an intense, dark, part police-procedure, part crime fiction story that fans will devour.
Synopsis:
He thought she was safe. Then the past came knocking.
Seventeen years ago, Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens was called to the scene of a brutal crime. A family had been murdered, and the only survivor--and witness--was the five-year-old daughter. 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. 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. He races to find her...before they do.
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. He must unravel the secret threat to his family, all while keeping secrets of his own. 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.
Seventeen years ago, Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens was called to the scene of a brutal crime. A family had been murdered, and the only survivor--and witness--was the five-year-old daughter. 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. 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. He races to find her...before they do.
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. He must unravel the secret threat to his family, all while keeping secrets of his own. 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.
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