Clinch

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Stockholm, the 1930s.Former boxer Harry Kvist makes a living chasing bad debts and looking for runaway girls, and has a penchant for sex with both men and women.When Kvist is wrongly accused of murder, he is forced to navigate the shanty-towns, speakeasies, brothels and contraband stores of Stockholm's underworld, in a desperate search for the only person who can save him.Torn between his broken past and his desire to survive, between his pride and his misery, Kvist risks his life in a violent quest for justice.Gritty, stylish Scandinavian noir from one of Sweden's hottest emerging authors.CLINCH is a pacey, intelligent, and frequently shocking thriller, told in a wonderfully original voice.

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Martin Holmen teaches history and Swedish in Stockholm. Before studying and becoming a teacher Martin worked as a waiter and bartender, but confesses that he doesn't remember much of that time.