Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All

From the author of the international bestseller The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared a brilliant satirical novel set in modern Sweden—a story of idealism and fanaticism gangsters and entrepreneurs sensationalism and spirituality that explores the values that matter in contemporary life.In a former brothel turned low-rent hotel the lives of three unusual strangers—a former female priest recently fired from her church; the ruined grandson of an ex-millionaire working as a receptionist; and Killer-Anders a murderer newly released from prison—accidently collide with darkly hilarious results.Seeing a lucrative opportunity in Killer-Anders the unlikely trio form an unusual new business. The Priest and The Receptionist will handle strategy and public relations and coordinate Killer-Anders’ “missions.” Using the media’s obsessive need for sensational headline-making stories to advertise their talent’s superb “skill” they quickly build a clientele of rich Swedish gangsters. Suddenly they’re making an altogether different kind of killing of their own.But when Killer-Anders begins asking deeper questions about purpose and meaning his curiosity leads him to an unexpected discovery: he finds Jesus. Desperate to save the money machine they’ve built The Priest and The Receptionist devise an audacious plan utilizing Killer-Anders’ newfound and decidedly fervent faith.Mischievous yet big-hearted filled with Jonas Jonasson’s trenchant humor and delightful twists Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All is a delightful comic adventure that reminds us it’s never to late to start over—and to discover what truly matters.