Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden

Jonas Jonasson was a journalist for the Expressen newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later on set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television. He sold his company and moved abroad to work on his first novel, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Jonasson now lives on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea. His most recent novel is Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All.

'One of the word of mouth bestsellers of last year was Jonasson's uproariously funny "The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climed Out Of A Window And Disappeared". Now he's back in similar vein ... A comic delight of love, luck and mathematics' ***** Caroline Jowett, Daily Express 'As unlikely and funny as Jonas Jonasson's 2012 debut bestseller, "The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared" ... There is no shortage of fast-paced action ... Take nothing seriously is the refreshing subtext. At the heart of this very likable book is the notion that even someone from the humblest of origins can have a gigantic impact on life.' Sophia Martelli, Observer 'It's excellent ... a drily satirical tour of the world. This tour takes in Swedish liberals, Colonel Gaddafi and of course, apartheid and the South African Prime Minister B J Vorster' Catherine Nixey, The Times 'Having had a massive international hit ... Jonas Jonasson has wisely spun his second epic yarn from the same tangly stuff ... As pacy and pain-free as a cartoon, Jonasson's narrative ... zips along, the backdrop of familiar international politics lending a curious realism to what is pure, ingenious fantasy ... It's "feel-good" set to stun level' Jane Housham, Guardian 'A funny and completely implausible farce about a woman, a bomb and a man's frustrated ambition to overthrow the king of Sweden... The rest of the world will chuckle all the way through it.' Kirkus Reviews