ZACK HERRY SERIES
AMASON
Published 2023
Genre crime
Pages 298
What is believed to be Queen Hippolyta's mythical girdle, the world's most valuable belt, is stolen from the National Museum during a spectacular heist. Two security guards are killed, and the robbers disappear into the archipelago by helicopter. The morning after, the museum's young female director is found shot, and an intense manhunt begins. The Greek government presses for the girdle's return, and Zack, who leads the investigation, is summoned to the Prime Minister. Who is behind the heist? The clues lead in several directions, both worldwide and into Zack's closest circle. The girdle is said to grant eternal life, but where is it?
At the same time, Hebe is pregnant with their second child, but complications arise. Will Zack manage to solve the mystery, stop the killers, and save his family?
AMASON is the ninth action-packed book in the Zack-series, loosely based on the myth of Hercules' feats.
GRISSLY
Published 2022
Genre crime
Pages 350
If you did not post it on Instagram, did it really happen? If you're not on Instagram, do you really exist? If you're on Instagram, will you ever die? A famous influencer is found dumped in a container, stabbed in the chest, and wearing a Gucci tracksuit. The corpse is wearing an exclusive watch, so it is clearly not a robbery. Why would anyone want to murder an influencer?
Zack Herry, Deniz and the others in the Special Unit group immediately understand that this is just the beginning. It is the beginning of a game where you do not know who is a puppet – and who has the real power. A game where the superficiality and boundlessness destroy life.
As always, Mons Kallentoft brings up current topics and turns them into dark, high-speed excitement. GRISSLY is the eighth book in the Zack series and is loosely based on the myth of Hercules' great deeds.
REVIEWS
"GRISSLY is of course one of the wild beasts that Zack Herry must subdue and the association with ancient mythology fits especially well when Kallentoft explores the divided reality of our time between the hyperreality of social media and the actual existence we are in (…).
Here, Kallentoft draws an interesting parallel between our world and the ancient world.
Both Greeks and Romans were fixated on the idea that there was a higher reality that was ideal and more correct than the one we live in, but that we should also see the meaning and perfection of everything – also in the incomplete. In our time, medialization, especially through the phenomenon of social media, has made us all actors in a "higher" digital reality where all ideas and ideals seem to be realized. "
- Erik Jersenius, Corren newspaper
"The pace of the investigation is accelerated, which is accompanied by a more intense language on the way to dissolution. The narrative is well-written, exciting, and possesses a strong drive. High-level entertainment (...). GRISSLY also definitely gave me many hours of entertainment centered around a well-chosen theme."
- Kapprakt
OLYMPIA
Greatest of all is greed.
Two children are executed. An organization that resembles a terrorist sect takes on the horrible act. But who are they, and what do they want? At the Special Unit, Zack Herry and his colleagues are on high alert. Zack, who has now had a son with Hebe, worries that something will happen to them.
Olympia has forbidden him to meet them, and he is torn between his love and the fear of what his powerful mother is capable of doing. Then an explosion takes place at the Grand Hôtel and Zack is drawn into a cruel tangle that becomes deeply personal. In a society which has become increasingly unequal post covid, some people are fighting for their survival and others are wallowing in wealth, anything can happen.
OLYMPIA is the seventh part of the Zack series and is loosely based on the myth of Hercules' eleventh great deed: to fetch the golden apples.
Published 2021
Genre crime
Pages 396
REVIEWS
"Mons Kallentoft knows how to keep the suspense alive in this story about what wealth can do to a human being and how life is lived in Sweden after covid-19."
- Ölandsbladet newspaper
“Kallentoft is a driven author who quickly throws the reader into a series of dizzying events. He writes at a high pace and often uses a stack-like language where the sentences consist of one or a few words, which contributes to the pace and excitement. The plot takes place in the present after the covid pandemic and is both intelligent and credible. Kallentoft relentlessly increases the tension in the plot until the unexpected resolution puts everything on hold. OLYMPIA is a thrilling thriller that the reader will find difficult to put down before reaching the end.”
- Lars-Erik Holm, Dast Magazine
ALBINO
Published 2019
Genre crime
Pages 329
A man is found dead in the November snow next to a running track. One of his arms has been cut off, causing him to bleed to death. Shortly afterwards, a female model is kidnapped. Both victims are albinos.
At the Special Unit, Zack Herry and his colleagues try to understand the connection. Has the dirty trade in albino body parts reached Sweden? At the same time, Zack is drawn into an increasingly complicated relationship with Hebe, who may be his sister. When her life suddenly depends on him, what must not happen – happens.
ALBINO, the sixth part of the popular Zack series, is loosely based on the myth of Hercules' seventh great deed: the hunt for the white bull. By merging past and present and combining violent action scenes with emotional reflections, a unique crime drama is created.
REVIEWS
"ALBINO is well-written and entertaining – the suspense really lasts all the way. A true page-turner with a pace that really drives forward (...) ALBINO is just like a crime novel should be."
- Olivias deckarhylla blog
“Fascinating, dark & well-written!”
- Jennys boklista blog
FALCO
published 2018
Genre crime
Pages 360
Who can you trust?
A teenage girl commits a cold-blooded terrorist attack in the Stockholm metro. Sweden is in shock. Is the girl a lone lunatic or has she acted on someone else’s orders?
A police officer is reported missing and is then found brutally murdered shortly afterwards. His most recent assignment was to act as a handler in the infiltration of a drug cartel. Now the infiltrator, whose identity is unknown, demands to have Detective Zack Herry as his point of contact.
While Zack struggles with trust in his new romantic relationship, he is drawn deeper and deeper into the investigation. When the pieces finally fall into place, thousands of lives are at stake.
FALCO is Mons Kallentoft's and Anna Karolina's first book together. By interweaving a highly contemporary crime drama with high personal stakes, they have created a story that is both touching and frightening.
REVIEWS
"This is a really good thriller, exciting and well-written. At a furious pace, the reader is taken forward in the story."
- Ölandsbladet
"My first and lasting impression of FALCO is world-class all-encompassing excitement. Maybe it's the benefit of two skilled writers collaborating and complementing each other. Nothing is left to chance. Every event and detail fulfill a function, it's simply a furiously skilled piece of writing. The author duo manages to capture the entire register: from addressing our emotions and our empathy, to creating action scenes that give heart palpitations. "
- Johannas deckarhörna blog
"The plot of this super exciting thriller is highly current... So well-written and realistic that it hurts."
- BTJ
HEROINE
published 2017
Genre crime
Pages 359
A besieged suburb. A missing woman. A deadline of 24 hours.
The metro has been burned down and neither buses nor ambulances go into the Stockholm suburb Stallhagen anymore. The criminal gangs have taken over – and when a police car is blown up, the police put a stop to all calls.
Then a movie spreads on social media. A young woman has been abused and left to die. The police set up an iron perimeter around the suburb. The streets are on fire and the public is screaming for revenge.
Detective Zack Herry at the Special Unit goes in alone to find the woman before it's too late. But dark forces work in secret to give him the most difficult trial of his life.
HEROINE is the standalone fourth part of the Hercules series. When the myth of Augea's stable is transformed into an ultra-modern thriller, the suburb becomes the war zone we all dread.
REVIEWS
"It is well-written suspense and all the while they find the time to say a few things about the state of society today."
- Uppsala Nya Tidning newspaper
"Transforming the myth of Hercules and his great deeds into a series of modern crime novels is a fantastic idea. The story allows for heroic deeds outside of the usual detective frames, while the story is well-rooted in modern times and a realistic social climate. Author duo Kallentoft and Lutteman work well together and know how to tell a story. "
- Maria Näslund, Göteborgs-Posten newspaper
BAMBI
published 2017
Genre crime
Pages 388
The vision facing the police on the island is surreal: upper-class youths seem to have performed hedonistic rituals that ended in bloodshed. When another collective suicide occurs, the police still have not found any traces to follow.
For the first time in a long time, Detective Zack Herry's life seems to be on the right track. But a nightmare-like personal tragedy strikes him and puts everything to an end.
At the same time, he thinks he can solve the suicide cases - if he only manages to follow the little pink pills with a picture of Bambi on them.
The third part of the Hercules series is based on the myth of the hind with the golden horns. Greek myth is mixed with the harsh reality of Stockholm's underworld in a raw and strong manner. BAMBI is as fast-paced and exciting as Zack and Leon, and just as uncomfortably scary.
BAMBI is the third standalone part of the Hercules series.
REVIEWS
"A high-class thriller that has everything: drive, language, style and suspense ... So, I continue to raise my hat to some of Sweden's most skilled thriller writers."
- Johannas Deckarhörna blog
"I love it when authors deliver. BAMBI is the third book in the Hercules series, and it gives me everything I expected and a little more. It's fast, cold, heated, and suspenseful – all wrapped up in a modern crime novel. A story that really feels like it reflects today's Stockholm with its underworld. It does its part to ensure that the language is well-adapted. In addition, the language provides a wonderful flow for reading. Zack is a main character I have completely fallen in love with. I love the combination of him being broken, but at the same time, he is a person filled with a lot of warmth and care. I like how I get to hear his thoughts and get to know him more and more. I like how his decisions are not easy and that you do not really know how he will act. With that said, I know this book has just been released. But WHEN will we get the next one?"
- Boktokig blog
LEON
published 2016
Genre crime
Pages 366
An animal is on the hunt in Stockholm.
A film shows a terrified boy, imprisoned in a cage in an unknown cavern. Like a dark, lion-like shadow, the kidnapper moves in the background, underneath a clock that is inexorably counting down.
When Detective Zack Herry sees the live broadcast, he understands what a terrible fate awaits the boy if they do not find him in time. But at the same time, Zack is losing the battle against his addiction, and the ties to his friend and colleague Deniz are torn apart.
In a dark and cold Stockholm, a ruthless game is under way – a game which leads Zack Herry closer to death than he has ever been.
LEON is the breathtakingly exciting, stand-alone sequel in the critically acclaimed Hercules series. The novel is loosely based on Hercules' first great deed, the battle against the Nemean lion.
REVIEWS
"The tempo is high, the main characters are broken and complex, and even though the authors' tricks to draw in the reader are so clear – I cannot help but be seduced."
- Ystads Allehanda
"LEON is exciting and action-packed from the very first page, and the story is at least as violent and brutal as it was in ZACK. I'm stuck from the first page and cannot stop reading until I read the very last word on the final page. This series is truly something for those who like action and excitement!"
- Boklysten blog
"It is impossible to put this book down. It has captured me and my heart so incredibly. It has been a long time since a book could bind me emotionally in this way. It becomes almost a torment to read on. For every page you read, the more real the stories become, the deeper you are drawn in. You just want to get to the end, in the hope that they save the little boy, that you get to put the book down and feel that imagination surpasses reality."
- Bokbunden blog
ZACK
published 2016
Genre crime
Pages 423
All heroes are born from tragedies.
Four Asian women are brutally executed in an apartment. A fifth is dumped severely mutilated outside the hospital Södersjukhuset in central Stockholm. Judging by her wounded body, she has been attacked by dogs.
Twenty-seven-year-old Zack has made a meteoric rise in the Stockholm police force. During the day, he is a driven Detective at the Special Unit. At night, he escapes reality with drugs in clubs. He knows it will not last, but the bloody memories of his childhood push him to seek out an escape.
Chased by internal investigators at the Police, Zack and his colleague Deniz try to solve the worst murder wave in Sweden's modern history. Is it about misogyny, racism or human trafficking? The only thing that is certain is that more women will die if they do not find the killer.
ZACK is the first action-packed part of the Hercules series, written by the new author duo Mons Kallentoft and Markus Lutteman. Throughout the series, a relationship drama driven by fate emerges, where the complex anti-hero Zack, as well as a modern Hercules, are torn between two worlds.
In ZACK, Mons Kallentoft has grasped the opportunity to realize a dream of writing the great story – a novel that goes above and beyond the classic thriller. The idea for the Hercules series has long been his, and in collaboration with Markus Lutteman, Kallentoft's ability to create a story and his capacity for the literary is combined with Lutteman's sense of precise details and high tempo, and his ability to portray complex characters.
REVIEWS
"Fast-paced, well-written and at times a little too uncomfortable."
- Dagens Nyheter newspaper
"Zack is a very exciting guy. He comes from quite bad conditions, he exists on both the good and the bad side of the law, he is young and forward moving. This provides the story with an incredible drive. And as almost always when Kallentoft writes, he possesses great language; it's poetic, it's sensitive.”
- Magnus Utvik, Gomorron Sweden, SVT TV-channel
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