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Nesser, Håkan

Håkan Nesser was born in Elvesta Gård (manor) on the outskirts of Kumla. His father was a farmer, as were his family since the 1600s. His mother was an office worker. In 1953, the family moved to Kumla, where the son went to Haga School and the local Junior Secondary School in Kumla, after which he started at Allé School in Hallsberg from which he graduated in 1968. In his youth, his great in...

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A tired and worn-out veteran in the Chicago police force. He is 60+ and suffers from arthritis as well as insomnia, according to author Stuart M. Kaminsky. However, Abraham ‘Abe’ Lieberman is happily married to Bess. Their daughter Lisa has just left a failed marriage and this has hit him hard. He looks like a sad dog and comforts himself with crossword puzzles, old films and books – parti...

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