The Silenced

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WINNER SWEDISH CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR.
The adrenaline-charged and suspenseful thriller set in a ruthless world where all means are permitted in the fight for power.
When a savaged body is found in the waters outside the governing partys conference centre, the case lands on detective Julia Gabrielssons desk. Who is the deceased and why has somebody gone to such trouble to make sure the body is unidentifiable

Officer David Sarac is a man haunted by demons. After a violent showdown that almost cost him his life, the policeman is being treated at a closed ward far from the capital. Soon he will permanently silence the accusing voices in his head. But a mysterious offer has David changing his mind.

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Once again the author demonstrates his legerdemain in manipulating disparate story lines as well as avoiding allowing the plot, gripping as it is, from overshadowing so many characters readers will care about Publishers Weekly, US

Anders de la Motte has herein crafted a modern, Swedish thriller of international class, with an ethical social pathos and filmic qualities. A bit like the books of Arne Dahl and the movies about Jason Bourne all in one package BTJ, Sweden

Ferociously thrilling Anders de la Mottes storytelling possesses a momentum that makes his novels into real page-turners landsbladet, Sweden

An incredibly suspenseful story of power struggles, betrayals and corruption Norra Skne, Sweden

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A turbocharged thriller With breakneck pace and a mature narrative command, de la Motte deftly spins out these divergent strands, until the intricate outlines of a deadly spiders web finally becomes visibleand inescapable Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*

For all the book's twists and turns, de la Motte is completely at ease in thickening and expanding the plot. He never forces the action, instead tightening the web in which Sarac seems to be caught. The cast of characters is nicely varied; part of the pleasure is seeing through the bad guys before the protagonist does Kirkus

An action-filled thriller that makes good use of an unreliable narrator An intriguing premise and a compelling lead character Booklist

MemoRandom provides high quality all the way. The end is so violent and Pulp Ficition-like that I almost started giggling. This is a raw, bloody, effectively told story about organized crime, police officers with double agendas, and corruption on high levels in the political sphere Aftonbladet

A thrilling novel about secret informants among the police force Mariestads Tidning

Author Bio

Anders de la Motte was formerly a police officer and then director of security at one of the worlds largest IT companies. He is currently freelancing as an international security consultant. BUBBLE is the third part of the Game Trilogy. The first part, GAME, received the First Book Award from the Swedish Crime Writers Academy and has sold 100,000 copies in Sweden alone.