Klara Waldeen was left on the doorstep of the Swedish Embassy in Damascus when her mother was killed by a car bomb. She was raised by her grandparents on her mother's side on a wild, remote Swedish archipelago called Aspoja. Upon graduating from college she accepted a position at the EU Capitol in Brussels as an aide to an ambitious Swedish diplomat.

Mahmoud Shammosh, an ex-boyfriend of Klara's from college, is in Brussels attending a conference. His former colleague contacts him offering very confidential information that he has collected. It includes photos of abuse by contractors used by the US in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. When they meet , his collegue is shot and Mahmoud runs for his life. He needs help and contacts Klara.

George Loow, a rising star as a lobbyist and lawyer in the firm of Merchant & Taylor likes to live the good life. But when he is given a new client, George gets involved over his head with some unscruplous men who use some very personal information that could ruin George's career if he does not follow their orders.

THE SWIMMER is a CIA Field Operative that has been "put out to pasture" in a desk job in Washington, D.C. but convinces his boss to give him one last assignment. To save Karen Waldeen's life and finish some unresolved business.

Gabriella, the youngest attorney at Lindblad and Winman, is BFF to Klara jumps in to help her friend when she discovers Klara is being hunted by assassins, putting herself in serious danger but that's what best friends do.

The descriptive locales in Brussels, Paris, Stockholm, and especially the remote archipelagos were vivid and the action fast paced and thrilling. I look forward to the next thriller from Mr. Zander as he has a new and loyal fan. THE SWIMMER is a great read!

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