{"product_id":"hitman-anders-and-the-meaning-of-it-all-9780062458179","title":"Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller\u003cem\u003e The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared\u003c\/em\u003e, a brilliant satirical novel set in modern Sweden--a story of idealism and fanaticism, gangsters and entrepreneurs, sensationalism and spirituality, that explores the values that matter in contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a former brothel turned low-rent hotel, the lives of three unusual strangers--a former female priest, recently fired from her church; the ruined grandson of an ex-millionaire working as a receptionist; and Killer-Anders, a murderer newly released from prison--accidently collide with darkly hilarious results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeing a lucrative opportunity in Killer-Anders, the unlikely trio form an unusual new business. The Priest and The Receptionist will handle strategy and public relations, and coordinate Killer-Anders' \"missions.\" Using the media's obsessive need for sensational, headline-making stories to advertise their talent's superb \"skill,\" they quickly build a clientele of rich Swedish gangsters. Suddenly, they're making an altogether different kind of killing of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Killer-Anders begins asking deeper questions about purpose and meaning, his curiosity leads him to an unexpected discovery: he finds Jesus. Desperate to save the money machine they've built, The Priest and The Receptionist devise an audacious plan utilizing Killer-Anders' newfound and decidedly fervent faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMischievous yet big-hearted, filled with Jonas Jonasson's trenchant humor and delightful twists, \u003cem\u003eHitman Anders and the Meaning of It All\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful comic adventure that reminds us it's never to late to start over--and to discover what truly matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonasson, Jonas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJonas Jonasson was a journalist for the \u003cem\u003eExpressen\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television, before selling his company and moving abroad to work on his first novel. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHitman Anders\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand the Meaning of It All\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523430650130,"sku":"9780062458179","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0039708f-d39e-4a82-910f-ee01dc9f4e2f.jpg?v=1731147347","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hitman-anders-and-the-meaning-of-it-all-9780062458179","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}