Anders Roslund

Djävulens bästa trick

Release date: June 23 2025 / Original title: Djävulens bästa trick

Djävulens bästa trick

Midnight. Stockholm is in motion – then everything changes. A series of spectacular deeds paralyze the city, the whole community. The police management are convinced that they can stop new acts of madness, but criminal inspector Mariana Hermansson can sense that something is not right.

While Mariana’s bosses are lead astray, her search leads her to ward 5 at a forensic psychiatry clinic. Someone has been planning crimes no one has ever seen before, crimes beyond the imaginable. There is only one way that she can solve them: she has to get to the other side of the walls and barbed wire. By her side are the police force’s foremost infiltrator, detective Ewert Grens, and the criminal Piet Hoffman. This will be their final joint adventure.

“The Devil’s Trick is said to be the last book about the dynamic duo detective Ewert Grens and criminal Piet Hoffman. But one can hope that Anders Roslund changes his mind. Because they are an odd couple that readers have learned to love ... Anders Roslund masters the art of constructing a suspenseful story and The Devil’s Trick is no exception.”

Ölandsbladet (Sweden)

“[The Devil’s Trick] opens in an incredibly dramatic way ... As usual in Roslund’s series, time is running out. One can almost hear the clock ticking when reading, and there is never a good moment to put the book down. Roslund is an effective storyteller who knows what needs to be told and when. There’s an attention to detail [in The Devil’s Trick] which makes the setting, characters, and situations very believable. Following the secretive investigation inside the clinic is at times unbearably thrilling.”

Göteborgs-Posten (Sweden)

“[The Devil’s Trick is] claustrophobically thrilling from the very first page ... This is a brilliant combination of thrilling entertainment and a gripping portrayal from inside forensic psychiatry ... Anders Roslund is an amazing author who has a lot to say and it will be exciting to see what he will do next ... No matter what Anders Roslund chooses to do, I am convinced he’s not finished with writing for many years to come. Which is very good for the genre.”

Skånska Dagbladet (Sweden)

"A terrifying accurate description of society ... I like the move [of having two people voice the audiobook], it gives the story another dimension ... Djävulens bästa trick is, exactly like the other Hoffman & Grens novels, a really cleverly told story. With a combination of social engagement, psychological depth, and action, Anders Roslund shows who is the boss of suspense novels. Add to that an amazing reading and the novel receives the highest possible rating.”

Ljudboksklubben ★★★★★ (Sweden)

“Amazingly good, of course ... This is described as “their final joint adventure”, but exactly what that means remains to be seen. Sure, some series eventually move into a routine, making them ready to end, but a few others really are so incredibly good that you want nothing else but for them to continue.”

Kapprakt (Sweden)

“Roslund builds an incredibly exciting story that kept me up way too long because I wanted to know how it ends.”

Expressen, Mats Olsson (Sweden)

Djävulens bästa trick, Sweden