Knock Knock

A masterpiece of a thriller. Brutal, gripping, intelligent. It left me breathless.

Liza Marklund

Breathtaking and terrific...Knock Knock is one of the best crime novels this reviewer has read in a very long time.

Jyllands-Posten

One of this year's very best crime novels, that will keep even the most well-read and quality-conscious crime readers in a breathtaking iron grip from beginning to end.

DBC, Denmark

An edge of your seat thriller about revenge and treachery during three fateful days.

Vi Läser, Sweden

With a novel like this in your hands the desire to read becomes extraordinary; everything else turns into distractions that keep you from lustfully devouring the next page.

Mariestads-Tidningen, Sweden

Knock Knock is [.] a breathtakingly thrilling, heartbreaking story of unscrupulous arms trading, shootings, and all their underlying causes.

Skånska Dagbladet, Sweden

Roslund's crime novel is of the sweaty, action-packed kind, and you read it with a pounding pulse and constant sense of unease. At the same time, it is a gripping and smart plot to consume and ponder.

Göteborgs-Posten, Sweden

If you thrill to the chills of Scandinavian noir, chances are you've read something by Anders Roslund. Roslund has two strong prose styles - dark and darker - and both are on show in Knock Knock.

New York Times Book Review

From the first Knock Knock on the door of a murder scene to discovering the killers behind it, this novel is a breathless, suspenseful read...A heart-pounding thriller... Roslund's serpentine plot and visceral character development brings each cliffhanging chapter to a staggering revelation on how tasty a dish of cold, karmic revenge can be.

Shelf Awareness

Anders Roslund is a household name throughout most of the world as a master of crime fiction, and this book is a sterling example of why.

The Bookreporter

A tense and detailed thriller...The ending is a twist and a shocker.

New York Journal of Books

Heart-pounding...This terrific mash-up of police procedural and crime thriller has strongly imagined characters, explosive action, and a twisty plot with an unexpected conclusion. It's a must for Scandinavian noir fans.

Publisher's Weekly

Grens is an immensely compelling character whose sharp intuition and dedication to justice are reminiscent of Harry Bosch... a tense, sophisticated procedural

Booklist

Has punchy prose and plot twists that readers expecting another brooding Scandinavian noir won't see coming

Kirkus

[Grens is] an eccentric, alienated, socially inept hero worthy of comparison with Swedish mystery master Henning Mankell's Inspector Kurt Wallander.

Wall Street Journal

[A] complex, white-knuckle read

Alison Flood, Observer

Scandi-noir fans are in for a treat. Knock Knock is a dark read - not for the lily-livered.

The Herald

A perfect example of Scandi noir

The Times