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Authors: Joakim Zander

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The Swimmer (43 page)

The story starts here.

First published as
Simmaren
in Sweden in 2013 by Wahlström & Widstrand.

First published in the UK in 2014 by Head of Zeus Ltd.

Published by agreement with the Ahlander Agency.

Copyright © Joakim Zander, 2013

Translation copyright © Elizabeth Clark Wessel, 2014

Jacket design: kid-ethic.com
Jacket image: @ Getty Images
Author photograph: Sofia Runarsdotter

The dedication can be found in
Come Thief
, by Jane Hirshfield (Bloodaxe Books, 2011). Reproduced by kind permission.

The moral right of Joakim Zander to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN (HB) 9781781859179

ISBN (XTPB) 9781781859186

ISBN (E) 9781781859162

Head of Zeus Ltd

Clerkenwell House

45-47 Clerkenwell Green

London EC1R 0HT

www.headofzeus.com

Contents

Cover

Welcome Page

Dedication

Epigraph

Chapter 1: July 1980

Chapter 2: December 8, 2013

Chapter 3: December 8, 2013

Chapter 4: December 17, 2013

Chapter 5: August 1980

Chapter 6: December 18, 2013

Chapter 7: December 19, 2013

Chapter 8: December 19, 2013

Chapter 9: December 19, 2013

Chapter 10: December 19, 2013

Chapter 11: January 1985

Chapter 12: December 19, 2013

Chapter 13: December 19, 2013

Chapter 14: December 19, 2013

Chapter 15: December 19, 2013

Chapter 16: December 19, 2013

Chapter 17: December 19, 2013

Chapter 18: Spring 1988

Chapter 19: December 19, 2013

Chapter 20: December 19, 2013

Chapter 21: December 19, 2013

Chapter 22: December 20, 2013

Chapter 23: December 20, 2013

Chapter 24: December 20, 2013

Chapter 25: Spring 1991

Chapter 26: December 20, 2013

Chapter 27: December 20, 2013

Chapter 28: December 20, 2013

Chapter 29: December 20, 2013

Chapter 30: Spring 1994

Chapter 31: December 20, 2013

Chapter 32: December 20, 2013

Chapter 33: June 2002

Chapter 34: December 20, 2013

Chapter 35: May 2003

Chapter 36: December 20, 2013

Chapter 37: December 20, 2013

Chapter 38: May 2003–December 2010

Chapter 39: December 20, 2013

Chapter 40: December 20, 2013

Chapter 41: December 20, 2013

Chapter 42: December 20, 2013

Chapter 43: December 20, 2013

Chapter 44: December 20, 2013

Chapter 45: December 20, 2013

Chapter 46: December 20, 2013

Chapter 47: December 20, 2013

Chapter 48: December 20, 2013

Chapter 49: December 20, 2013

Chapter 50: December 20, 2013

Chapter 51: December 20, 2013

Chapter 52: December 21, 2013

Chapter 53: December 21, 2013

Chapter 54: December 21, 2013

Chapter 55: December 23, 2013

Chapter 56: December 23, 2013

Chapter 57: December 23, 2013

Chapter 58: December 23, 2013

Chapter 59: December 23, 2013

Chapter 60: December 23, 2013

Chapter 61: December 23, 2013

Chapter 62: December 23, 2013

Chapter 63: December 23, 2013

Chapter 64: December 23, 2013

Chapter 65: December 23, 2013

Chapter 66: December 23, 2013

Chapter 67: December 23, 2013

Chapter 68: December 23, 2013

Chapter 69: December 23, 2013

Chapter 70: December 23, 2013

Chapter 71: December 23, 2013

Chapter 72: December 23, 2013

Chapter 73: December 23, 2013

Chapter 74: December 23, 2013

Chapter 75: December 23, 2013

Chapter 76: December 23, 2013

Chapter 77: December 23, 2013

Chapter 78: December 23, 2013

Chapter 79: December 23, 2013

Chapter 80: December 24, 2013

Chapter 81: December 24, 2013

Chapter 82: December 24, 2013

Chapter 83: December 24, 2013

Chapter 84: December 24, 2013

Chapter 85: December 26, 2013

Chapter 86: April 1, 2014

Acknowledgments

About this Book

Reviews

About the Author

An Invitation from the Publisher

Copyright

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