He who kills the dragon
By: Leif G.W. Persson
Series: Backstrom -- bk. 2; Backstrom -- bk. 2
Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 475
ISBN-13: 9780552778176
Subjects: Murder; Investigation; Fame; Fiction
Work titles: Den som dödar draken
Description: The small, fat and primitive detective Evert Backstrom is finally given his fifteen minutes of fame by way of his patented combination of laziness, luck, and an unbelievable sense of timing. A seemingly ordinary murder puzzles Backstrom, who is struggling with strict orders from his doctor to lead a healthier life. His gut feeling proves him right: within days, his team has another murder linked to the first on their hands, and reports of alleged ties to a Securicor heist gone out of control, killing two. The nation needs a hero, and the newly appointed head of the Vasterort police force Anna Holt needs somebody to kill the dragon for her. Who better to heed to the task than Evert Backstrom: self-sufficient, ostentatious, devoid of morals, Hawaii shirt-clad, and, latterly, armed?
Notes: Translated from the Swedish.

This translation originally published: London: Doubleday, 2013.

Translated from the Swedish.