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Thought-provoking.... Thriller fans who enjoy flawed, achingly human characters won't be able to put this one down. --Publishers Weekly A tense, taut, gut-ripping thriller that is also beautifully written, smart, and sophisticated. --Alafair Burke, author of The Wife on The Believer Praise for the work of Joakim Zander: Zander has written another compelling, timely, and character-centered thriller, and many readers will look forward to what he does next. --Booklist, starred review on The Believer 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 An interesting gambit.... [Zander is] a smart, fluid observer. --New York Times Book Review on The Swimmer Impressively complex characters and stark atmospherics make this a thematically profound read. --Publishers Weekly on The Believer 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 on The Swimmer

A tense, taut, gut-ripping thriller that is also beautifully written, smart, and sophisticated. --Alafair Burke, author of The Wife on The Believer Praise for the work of Joakim Zander: Zander has written another compelling, timely, and character-centered thriller, and many readers will look forward to what he does next. --Booklist, starred review on The Believer 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 An interesting gambit.... [Zander is] a smart, fluid observer. --New York Times Book Review on 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 on The Swimmer Impressively complex characters and stark atmospherics make this a thematically profound read. --Publishers Weekly on The Believer

Thought-provoking.... Thriller fans who enjoy flawed, achingly human characters won't be able to put this one down. --Publishers Weekly A tense, taut, gut-ripping thriller that is also beautifully written, smart, and sophisticated. --Alafair Burke, author of The Wife on The Believer Praise for the work of Joakim Zander: Zander has written another compelling, timely, and character-centered thriller, and many readers will look forward to what he does next. --Booklist, starred review on The Believer 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 An interesting gambit.... [Zander is] a smart, fluid observer. --New York Times Book Review on 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 on The Swimmer Impressively complex characters and stark atmospherics make this a thematically profound read. --Publishers Weekly on The Believer

Thought-provoking.... Thriller fans who enjoy flawed, achingly human characters won't be able to put this one down. --Publishers Weekly A tense, taut, gut-ripping thriller that is also beautifully written, smart, and sophisticated. --Alafair Burke, author of The Wife on The Believer Praise for the work of Joakim Zander: Zander has written another compelling, timely, and character-centered thriller, and many readers will look forward to what he does next. --Booklist, starred review on The Believer 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 Carre. --Joseph Finder, author of Suspicion on The Swimmer An interesting gambit.... [Zander is] a smart, fluid observer. --New York Times Book Review on 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 Carre. --Entertainment Weekly on The Swimmer Impressively complex characters and stark atmospherics make this a thematically profound read. --Publishers Weekly on The Believer

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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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