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Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All

By: Jonas Jonasson
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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 The bestselling novel from the author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO START AGAIN. AND AGAIN.

It’s always awkward when five thousand kronor goes missing. When it happens at a certain grotty hotel in south Stockholm, it’s particularly awkward because the money belongs to the hitman currently staying in room seven. Per Persson, the hotel receptionist, just wants to mind his own business, and preferably not get murdered. Johanna Kjellander, temporarily resident in room eight, is a priest without a vocation, and, as of last week, without a parish. But right now she has two things at her disposal: an envelope containing five thousand kronor, and an excellent idea . . .

Featuring one violent killer, two shrewd business brains and many crates of Moldovan red wine, Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All is an outrageously zany story with as many laughs as Jonasson’s multimillion-copy bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

‘Enormous fun’ The Times

‘A thrilling ride’ Financial Times

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Critic reviews

‘Enormous fun … The subversive charm of it lies in the hints that God, or the Universe or whatever, is smarter and funnier than any of us’ Kate Saunders, The Times

‘Jonasson matches the irreverence of his debut The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared … It’s a thrilling ride’ Financial Times

‘Should carry a health warning for spouses or partners easily irritated by the sounds of helpless chortling’ Irish Times (on The Hundred-Year-Old Man)

‘A mordantly funny and loopily freewheeling novel about ageing disgracefully’ Sunday Times (on The Hundred-Year-Old Man)

‘Fast-moving and relentlessly sunny’ Guardian on The Hundred-Year-Old Man)

‘Pure, ingenious fantasy . . . it’s “feel-good” set to stun level’ Guardian (on The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden)

‘A comic delight of love, luck and mathematics’ Daily Express (on The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden)

‘Fast-paced, likable, refreshing . . . As unlikely and funny as The Hundred-Year-Old Man’ Observer (on The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden)
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Really enjoyed this audio book, I have listen to the 100 year old man and enjoyed that too, but in parts (bits in the past) it was a bit too slow. However if you enjoyed the 100 year old man (especially the bits in the present) you will love this book even more. Fast, funny and enjoyable....only downside is it's not long enough! Great narrator also.

Loved it!

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Enjoyed it but not as much as previous book

Story is a bit static compared to previous book.

Enjoyed it but story is a bit static

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The book was really good, the second ok, this was just more of the same. Ok, but nothing to write home about.

Mildly entertaining. Great reader.

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good, lacks the historical interest from his first books, but still fun and ludicrous as you would expect

good, not as interesting as his 1st 2 books

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Strange goings on and twists and cons but very likeable and well told. You have to concentrate on this one.

Crazy, weird, and Swedish.

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