The Rabbit Hunter

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Ларс Кеплер

Год написания книги

2019

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‘What the hell’s he playing at?’ one of the guards asks.

‘Maybe he’s heard something about the new guy.’

‘Unless it’s about being granted leave?’

‘His application was approved yesterday,’ the third guard nods. ‘First time for him.’

Joona looks over at the three guards who are watching him through the glass, then turns towards Sumo and asks the same question he just asked Reiner.

‘What can I do for you tomorrow?’ he asks.

Sumo has already served eight years for a double murder, and now knows that he killed people over a misunderstanding. His face is a picture of grief these days. He always looks like he’s been crying but is trying to hold it together.

‘Buy a red rose … the best one you can find. Give it to Outi and tell her she’s my rose, and … And say sorry for ruining her life.’

‘Do you want her to come out here?’ Joona asks, looking him in the eye.

Sumo shakes his head, and his gaze slides towards the window. He stares at the grey fence topped with barbed wire, and the monotonous, dirty yellow wall beyond it.

Joona turns to the next man at the table, Luka Bogdani, a short man whose face is locked in a permanent state of derision.

‘How about you?’

Luka leans forward and whispers:

‘I want you to check if my brother’s started to get rid of my money.’

‘What do you want me to ask?’

‘No, fuck it, no questions. Just look at the money, count it. There should be exactly six hundred thousand.’

‘I can’t do that,’ Joona replies. ‘I want to get out of here, and that money’s from a robbery, and if I—’

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