After the main characters had been introduced, it was a lot less funny, albeit not without the odd laugh. I started with The 100 Year Old Man, followed by Hitman Anders and finished with The Girl who Saved The King of Sweden.

And it’s about people trying to escape the shadow of mistakes made by previous generations, people trying to find meaning, any kind of meaning, for their life. Conniving, imaginative, quick-witted and vindictive, the priest is easily the most fascinating and enjoyable of the trio - with the Hitman a simple foil, and the receptionist an out-of-his-depth sidekick for the bulk of the story - but this is nevertheless an ensemble piece: the very traits that make the priest the stand-out, and most proactive character of the group are also what make her incapable of coping on her own. Seriously, take this first sentence: "Er, dessen Leben schon bald voll sein sollte von Tod und Gewalttaten, von Dieben und Gangstern, stand an der Rezeption eines der traurigsten Hotels von ganz Schweden und träumte vor sich hin.De la numele personajelor, alese in asa fel incat sa aduca zâmbetul pe buze, până la acțiunile lor ieșite din comun la fel de amuzante si absurde.

Johanna Kjellander, temporarily resident in room eight, is a priest without a vocation, and, as of last week, without a parish.This book has a very similar humor as was in The Hundred Year Old Man, but somehow the scale of it is much smaller. Seriously, the plot just doesn't make any sense and the religious elements really started to get on my nerves. The three join forces and concoct an unusual business plan based on Hitman Anders’ skills and his fearsome reputation.