Hitman Anders and the Meaning of it All

Hitman Anders and the Meaning of it All Synopsis

A madcap new novel from the one-of-a-kind author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden A GANGSTER, A VICAR AND A RECEPTIONIST WALK INTO A BAR ...Hitman Anders is fresh out of prison and trying to keep his head down when he meets a female Protestant vicar (who happens to be an atheist), and a receptionist at a 1-star hotel (who happens to be currently homeless). Together they cook up an idea for a very unusual business that's going to make them all a fortune - but then all of a sudden, and to everyone's surprise, Anders finds Jesus ...Anders' sudden interest in religion might be good for his soul but it's not good for business, and the vicar and the receptionist have to find a new plan, quick. As wildly funny and unexpected as The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared and The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, this is a madcap, feel-good adventure about belief, the media - and the fact that it's never too late to start again.

Hitman Anders and the Meaning of it All Reader Reviews

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• Celia Cohen - 'A fun, irreverent, fast paced book with laugh-out-loud moments.'
• Humaira Kauser - 'Droll. Comic. Hilarious. Quirky. Could not put this down for the life of me.'
• Pauline Braisher - 'a mad-cap romp through Sweden as the trio dodge the villains, the police and the press, lose and regain their ill-gotten gains and instigate ever-more audacious schemes to make their fortune.'
• Ann - 'Entertainingly absurd story...will make you chuckle as you read it. It is completely crazy but absorbing and you might be surprised by the ending.'
• Kerry Bridges - 'A book for fans of Scandinavian humour, great fun and easy to read.'
• Jennifer Moville - 'it had me giggling in parts and it shows how three people totally unknown to each other formed a bond.'
• Sarah Hamid - 'An enjoyable read. The plot rolls along at a rollicking pace, which keeps the reader wondering what will happen next. Chock full of large doses of black humour and irreverence.'
• Clare Topping - 'It will make you smile and you will want to get to the end to see if they live happily ever after, but it is an entirely absurd story.'
• Keith Currie - 'With its engaging characters, its wit and imagination, its off-beat approach to life and religion, this is a highly recommended read.
• Victoria Emerson - 'Sadly I was disappointed. I was expecting a humorous and witty read but it just wasn’t there. I also found it to be a very slow.'
• Alex Hetherington - 'Acclaimed novelist Jonas Jonasson returns with his third extravagantly titled novel, this one equally bizarre and whimsical.'
• Edel Waugh - 'I really liked Anders, he was a hitman with his very own unique sense of values and work ethic, but his ability to judge people and alcohol are sorely questionable.'
• Clare Turner - 'The new novel from the author of ‘The Hundred Year Old Man’, and just as imaginative and fast-paced as its predecessors.'

Hitman Anders and the Meaning of it All Press Reviews

'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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ISBN: 9780008152079
Publication date: 21/04/2016
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback

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About Jonas Jonasson

Jonas Jonasson was a journalist for the Expressen newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later on set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television. He sold his company and moved abroad to work on his first novel. Jonasson now lives on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea.   Photo credit: Sara Arnald

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