Life Deluxe

A Novel

By: Jens Lapidus, Astri von Arbin Ahlander - translator

Narrated by: Bruce Turk

The final chapter in the electrifying Stockholm Noir Trilogy, which has been translated into more than thirty languages worldwide: here is the no-holds-barred, rapid-fire tale of a supreme struggle for the legacy of the Swedish underworld, as the power, honor, and respect commanded by Stockholm’s largest criminal organization are passed from father to daughter.

"A good old-fashioned gangster story about the godfathers of Sweden's criminal underworld."—The New York Times

Jorge was making a living as a drug dealer until he was caught and thrown into prison. Recently released and warned to keep out of trouble, he’s already bored with his new existence: selling lattes and cappuccinos at a café. Who wouldn’t be? But Jorge has a plan, and big money looms on the horizon if he can pull off one final audacious heist and flee the country before the police close in.

Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector Martin Hägerström—entrusted with a secret mission, code name Operation Tide—has gone deep undercover as a disgraced cop turned corrections officer. He’s slowly earning the trust of Stockholm’s imprisoned expert money launderer, Johan Westlund. A career criminal with a taste for the jet-setting lifestyle, JW is a dangerous man to befriend, one who may demand more loyalty than Hägerström had planned on offering.

Natalie is the twenty-two-year-old daughter of Radovan Kranjic, the Serbian crime boss who rules Sweden’s underworld. When an assassin threatens Radovan’s life, Natalie is hurled into a chaotic struggle for control of her father’s empire—and the competition is fierce. Who will rise to power in the voracious hunt for money, prestige, and luxury to become Stockholm’s new king—or queen—of crime?

Critic reviews

Praise for Jens Lapidus and Never Fuck Up

“Lapidus sheds light on a rarely seen Stockholm—a city that is a ‘Mecca of thieves, drug dealers, and gangs,’ buzzing with ethnic tensions and social unrest.” —The New Yorker


“A world whose vocabulary is shaped by American gangsta rap but whose greed and ambition is familiar to anybody who ever cracked open a Mario Puzo crime novel.” —The Wall Street Journal

“A grand-scale portrait of Stockholm’s criminal world that shares James Ellroy’s hyperrealism and Richard Price’s blend of atmosphere and sociology.” —Booklist


Praise for Easy Money

“Raw and dark, with crisp dialogue that shouts authenticity . . . A five-punch, five-head-butt read.” —The Washington Times

“An intelligent and original thriller that displays as much wit as it does muscle . . . Lapidus is a fantastic writer of action, but he also knows when to leave the guns holstered and build suspense.” —The Daily Beast

Great Story...great end to the trilogy.

Jens Lapidus is a great writer. If you wished The Girl with Dragon Tattoo would never end, this series will help fill that void!

Great book, half deacent translation from Swedish.

A dark tale about the underground life of gangster wannabes in Stockholm. A CIT heist and the thug life, the Yugo mafia, contract killings, white collar criminals and a undercover police in the midst....