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The Assignment

By Per Wahloo

By Per Wahloo

By Per Wahloo

By Per Wahloo

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    About The Assignment

    From Per Wahlöö—co-author with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, of the internationally bestselling Martin Beck series of mysteries—comes a novel about a political assassination in South America, and unassuming diplomat is chosen to take his place.
     
    The Provincial Resident of a desolate province in a South America has been assassinated. When Manuel Ortega, a minor diplomat, accepts the appointment as the dead man’s successor, it seems a foolhardy decision. From the day he assumes his post he is plunged into a violent, corrupt world, where two extremist political factions are at odds. Ortega is caught in the middle, surrounded by people he’s not sure he can trust–his alluring secretary, the cynical chief of police, and the sullen bodyguards who try to keep the Resident alive. As the tension rises, Ortega must take action, but the question remains: what will he do?

    About The Assignment

    From Per Wahlöö—co-author with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, of the internationally bestselling Martin Beck series of mysteries—comes a novel about a political assassination in South America, and unassuming diplomat is chosen to take his place.
     
    The Provincial Resident of a desolate province in a South America has been assassinated. When Manuel Ortega, a minor diplomat, accepts the appointment as the dead man’s successor, it seems a foolhardy decision. From the day he assumes his post he is plunged into a violent, corrupt world, where two extremist political factions are at odds. Ortega is caught in the middle, surrounded by people he’s not sure he can trust–his alluring secretary, the cynical chief of police, and the sullen bodyguards who try to keep the Resident alive. As the tension rises, Ortega must take action, but the question remains: what will he do?

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    The Generals
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    Murder on the the Thirty-first Floor
    The Steel Spring
    Cop Killer
    See all books by Per Wahloo

    About Per Wahloo

    Born in 1926, Per Wahlöö was a Swedish writer and journalist who, alongside his own novels, collaborated with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, on the bestselling Martin Beck crime series, which is credited as inspiring writers as varied as Agatha Christie,… More about Per Wahloo

    About Per Wahloo

    Born in 1926, Per Wahlöö was a Swedish writer and journalist who, alongside his own novels, collaborated with his wife, Maj Sjöwall, on the bestselling Martin Beck crime series, which is credited as inspiring writers as varied as Agatha Christie,… More about Per Wahloo

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jun 18, 2013 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307744760

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jun 18, 2013 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780307744777

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    “Per Wahlöö is the Godfather of Scandinavian crime fiction.”—Jo Nesbø
     
    “Per Wahlöö´s prose works with the same precision as the final round in an automatic weapon.”–Göteborgs-Posten

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