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An intricately plotted and brilliantly conceived stand-alone sequel to the international bestseller The Swimmer that turns the hottest political topics of our times into a complex, resonant thriller in the vein of John LeCarré. Yasmine Ajam has fled her past in the rough Stockholm borough Bergort, reinventing herself as a trendspotter in New York City. One day she receives a startling message: there are riots erupting on the streets of Stockholm and they appear to be connected with the disappearance of her brother, Fadi. Following rumors that Fadi was radicalized and died fighting for ISIS in Syria, Yasmine returns to Stockholm to discover what really happened to her brother. There she becomes entangled in a dangerous web of allegiances and violence that stretches far beyond the gangs on her childhood streets. Meanwhile, in London, Klara Walldéen has landed a job at a human rights research institute working on a report to predict the effects of privatizing police forces. When Klara travels to Stockholm to present her findings to European Union policymakers, her laptop is stolen and one of her colleagues is pushed in front of an oncoming subway train. As her path collides with Yasmine's, Klara begins to realize that she may unwittingly be contributing to the sinister agendas of powerful interests who will stop at nothing to attain their goals. With The Believer, Joakim Zander delivers another ""page-turning"" (Entertainment Weekly) novel of suspense that is as sophisticated and timely as it is compelling.

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How can <i>The Swimmer</i> be a first novel? It is dazzling not only in its plotting and character portraits, but in the sophistication of its structure, which keeps us breathless and guessing. An impressive and memorable work, comparable to the best of John le Carre. --Joseph Finder, author of <i>Suspicion</i>, on <i>The Swimmer</i>

"""Zander has written another compelling, timely, and character-centered thriller, and many readers will look forward to what he does next."" -- Booklist, starred review ""Contemporary and convincing."" -- Mystery Scene ""Impressively complex characters and stark atmospherics make this a thematically profound read."" -- Publishers Weekly Praise for The Swimmer: ""Page-turning.... This Swedish former lawyer's hypnotic first book is already drawing comparisons to the work of famed spy novelist John le Carr�."" -- Entertainment Weekly ""An interesting gambit.... [Zander is] a smart, fluid observer."" -- New York Times Book Review ""How can The Swimmer be a first novel? It is dazzling not only in its plotting and character portraits, but in the sophistication of its structure, which keeps us breathless and guessing. An impressive and memorable work, comparable to the best of John le Carr�."" -- Joseph Finder, author of Suspicion ""Zander's twisting, high-octane plot could not be more timely, but it's the characters, all three of them, that bring this vivid novel to life. Suspenseful and primed for Hollywood adaptation, this is escapist fiction at its best."" -- Kirkus"

How can The Swimmer be a first novel? It is dazzling not only in its plotting and character portraits, but in the sophistication of its structure, which keeps us breathless and guessing. An impressive and memorable work, comparable to the best of John le Carr?. --Joseph Finder, author of Suspicion, on The Swimmer

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Joakim Zander was born in Stockholm, has lived in Syria and Israel, and graduated from high school in the United States. He earned a PhD in law from Maastricht University in the Netherlands and has worked as a lawyer for the European Union in Brussels and Helsinki. Rights to his debut novel The Swimmer were sold in twenty-eight countries. Zander lives and works in southern Sweden with his family.

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