The Bomber gives a terrific behind-the-scenes view of the Swedish tabloid business as told by author-journalist Liza Marklund. It tells the tale of Annika Bengtzon and her courageous attempt to catch a killer while struggling with the stress and demands of a deteriorating family life.

Journalist Annika Bengtzon is asleep next to her husband when the call comes in at 3:22 A.M. It is the weekend. Within minutes she is standing in a frozen December night looking at a nightmare scene of police tape and rubble, and trying to get the best possible picture of it for tomorrow’s edition of her newspaper.

A bomb has destroyed Stockholm’s new Olympic arena just months before the Summer Games and blown someone to pieces. Putting a city on edge with fears of a terrorist on the loose, the Bomber will become Annika Bengtzon’s biggest story — or the final nail in her coffin.

As the only female editor at a Swedish tabloid, Annika is gutsy, she gets stories that others don’t, and she takes risks. Fighting for the respect of her colleagues, she finds herself increasingly consumed by her job, and maybe losing her family in the process. Now, she has a hunch — and a secret source inside the police department — telling her that the Olympic stadium blast isn’t terrorism. It’s much more personal than that. And Annika knows that the odds are, if she closes in on the truth, she will end up on the Bomber’s list of victims.

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