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The plot for my upcoming sequel to A Mindful Death...

11/17/2017

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[The scenery is Sweden. The polarization and right wing movement is global. The hate is ours to turn to love. The challenge is huge. This is a fiction book but the problems are real. - Author's note.]

A Swedish Chameleon
In 2015 crime is on the rise.  Drugs, and weapons available and easy to smuggle into the country. Several city neighborhoods in Malmö, the third largest city in Sweden, located in the southern part, just across the sound from Copenhagen, Denmark, are run and controlled by criminal elements; stigmatization and social exclusion widespread; restaurants and businesses used as meeting places or as storage facilities for narcotics and stolen goods. Everything from furniture, alcohol and tobacco controlled, creating a black market. The merchants in the neighborhoods must buy from the gangs either by necessity or by force.


Threats to the owners and family members of these merchants and the police trying to protect them, occur. As a result, the police have given up patrolling in fear of being attacked or having their families threatened. Instead these areas are controlled and run by gangs, criminals, drug dealers and weapon smugglers, part of and forming the core of the Swedish Mafia.

The bridge connecting the city of Malmö, Sweden with the larger cosmopolitan city of Copenhagen, Denmark, allows legit businesses on both borders to flourish. It also carries illegal immigration and flow of drugs & weapons into Sweden, with quick money to be made.

It has created a “new economy” with no regulatory restrictions and no juridical security for the victims. Likewise there's a great interest for Swedish Passports at prices starting at $12,000 with no upper limit, acquired by desperate illegal immigrants and refugees seeking to buy a future in Sweden. Because of their dependency on the smugglers bringing them in, the liability they incur can solely be paid back by becoming caught up in the unlawful interests of their “protectors”.

Darknet, and Bitcoin to pay for drugs, weapon, human trafficking or murder for hire services, has created an online marketplace hidden from regulators and authorities, making it a perfect cover for dealing in illegal businesses with only limited need to face your suppliers or buyers.


This is what Harry Anderson comes across when deciding to look for his Swedish roots. Little does he know it will reveal a violent and criminal past and present. He wishes he hadn't traveled to Sweden. With Maria by his side he is trying to leave the past behind for good...but by leaving no stone unturned he enters a world of corruption, money laundering, human trafficking, and right wing zealots. A family and country he never thought were anything like what he discovers them to be...risking his and Maria's life, to find out more.

The story that unfolds ends up being his most personal and dangerous journalistic endeavor.

- Copyright (c) Lars Bolin - All rights reserved -
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Here's a preview of my sequel "A Swedish Chameleon"....

11/16/2017

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I've started writing my sequel to "A Mindful Death"...

To read please send me an email and I will make "A Swedish Chameleon" subscriber only page available to you.

Here you will get exclusive previews of my work; get an opportunity to interact with me and my editor; and give me advice how you would like the story to unfold.

A podcast will soon be available for the subscriber only page.

I've decided to publish my work chapter by chapter, using my blog as an unusual publishing tool.
This so I may not only reach out to more readers but also receive direct feedback throughout the process of writing the sequel.

I'm very excited about this opportunity to interact with you, the reader. And to have my editor, together with me, address any questions and suggestions you may have.

I still plan to publish the result of "A Swedish Chameleon" in book format at a later date.

Looking forward to hearing from you!
Copyright©Lars Bolin – All rights reser
- Copyright (c) Lars Bolin - All rights reserved -
Copyright©Lars Bolin – All rights reserved



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Book Reading and U.S. Launch party in Cold Spring, NY Sept 28 2017

10/8/2017

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Fun and succesful event at the beautiful Hudson House Inn in Cold Spring on September 28th, 2017. Sold out! But you can get your copy of "A Mindful Death" at Amazon.com (print version) and Kobo.com (e-book version), or the Apple iBooks app. PLEASE NOTE that the book is not available on Kindle in the US but an E-book version can be bought and read using the Apple iBook app or the Kobo's app. Remember to change the country to US on the upper right hand side on the Kobo.com website before searching and placing an order for A Mindful Death.
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Book Reading and U.S. Launch in Cold Spring, NY - The Somers Record page 2(2)

10/8/2017

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Book Reading and U.S. Launch in Cold Spring, NY - The Somers Record page 1 (2)

10/8/2017

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Now available! E-book editions of "A Mindful Death"

5/9/2017

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Kobo E-book [US CA EU]
Also available to download on your APPLE iBOOK app.
[For KOBO customers: change the US flag in the right hand corner to the Canadian. U.K., Italian or other markets to purchase in your local currency.]
Hope you'll enjoy the book!
Bokus E-bok
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Amazon UK Kindle
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Book Release Party in Malmö, Sweden!

5/9/2017

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Photos by  Anna Eriksson; anna-magdalena.com
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A Mindful Death now available on Bokus.com

5/4/2017

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Now available at Bokus.com. Click on the picture above to go to Bokus.com for more information and to purchase your copy.
In the U.S. you may purchase your copy at Amazon.com
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First copy arrived! Now available at Amazon and Adlibris

4/13/2017

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Buy your copy - now available for delivery from Amazon.com and Adlibris in Sweden
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F.E.A.R. | be mindful of it.

4/8/2017

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What brings a human being to the brink of doing things we can't imagine anyone doing - good or evil? What makes the person cross the line of the impossible? What's the fuel feeding the transition...?

F.E.A.R.

The emotions we feel and react to...in different ways...depending on the circumstances...always fueled by the level of fear we feel...of showing our emotions...or not.

Förelskelse [Love]; the fear you feel when letting your guard down; displaying vulnerability...instead of "safety".
Empati [Empathy]; the fear of the uncertainty you feel when showing compassion; easing someone's pain...with less regard to your own.
Alienation [Alienation]; the fear you feel of being left out; of being lonely, not able to share your love, hate, passion or anxiety.
Reciprok altuism [Reciprocal altruism] or ["Ömsesidig nytta"]; the fear of having to reciprocate one favor with another; be in debt to someone...knowing you'll never be free...or able to pay back.

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In my book "A Mindful Death", the characters actions and the life they live, are fuelled by fear.
​Acts of survival; of seizing the opportunity in life...and death; doing the best you can in any given moment...even if it means killing...a mindful killing...a mindful death.

A focus on the fuel that renew, rather than the fear that suffocate.

A long lost love romantically rekindled when the lovers determine to let their guards down; allow vulnerability into their relationship; letting their feelings, rather than logic, guide them.

The empathy shown by some, and then, not by others, out of fear for retribution for the act, or inaction; the battle between good and evil...and the choices made which side to choose.

The alienation felt...and lived; secrets kept...never to be shared; the feeling of being left alone with one's thoughts, conscience; not knowing...or understanding...if the they are morally right... or wrong.

Bound by reciprocal altruism - not ever being allowed to stop reciprocating; indebted...for life.

A Mindful Death...

Mindfulness can examine the mechanics of selfishness and understand what it sees.
Mindfulness can pierce the mystery of suffering and the mechanics of discomfort.
Mindfulness can make you free. Mindfulness can set you free.
Mindfulness simply accepts whatever is there.

A Mindful Death is a death that free you from the feelings of being chained to a past that you no longer want to hang on to.
In a fictional world - A Mindful Death is an act of survival. A mindful killing, a mindful death. And the very high price you pay to be set free from something that has tormented you, while at the same time kept you alive...but kept you a living dead...for a long time...

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The choice for them to make is to:
  • acknowledge and manage their fear; understand how fear fuel their feelings, thoughts, actions, and choices they make in life.
  • show vulnerability; let their guard down...embrace love.
  • allow their emotions and impulses guide them..show empathy.
  • reach out for help and support...dread alienation.
  • help someone, expect nothing in return...say no to reciprocal altruism.


​Fear not. LIVE...because Life is beautiful [429]



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A Tale of Two Cities

4/8/2017

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I'm proud and grateful to The Somers Record and wonderful Gabrielle Bilik for finding my work and life interesting enough to write an article about my projects. To download the article please click the link 
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And off to the printer it goes....

4/1/2017

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And so the time has come...finally A Mindful Death is off to the printer! And on May 5th @Andy's Corner book store in Malmö, Sweden I will read from the book and celebrate the release of my first installment of at least three. My love story and international suspense series A Harry Anderson Mystery will return in 2019 and 2020 with A Swedish Chameleon and Death on the High Line.
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Coming to an online bookstore near you in May!

3/2/2017

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February 24th, 2017

2/24/2017

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I'm almost ready to publish my book "A Mindful Death" (spring 2017) and I have started working on my sequel "A Swedish Chameleon".

My research is in full swing and I've decided to try a different, maybe never before used, way of making my work available to a broader audience. More details to follow but for now, be assured you will have an opportunity to get behind the scenes of an author's work, plot and characters - and to become part of "A Swedish Chameleon"

Life is Beautiful #429
The energy and passion of #9 inspires #4 to express emotions more freely.
#2 
is the peaceful union between the two.
#429 is also
the end of a phase, project, or venture...and the beginning of something new.
[Life - 4 letters; is - 2 letters; beautiful - 9 letters --> 429]
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First draft of A Mindful Death is ready!!

12/7/2016

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  1. Expect "A Mindful Death" in the book stores and online by Spring 2017!
Look forward to yet another Harry Anderson Mystery in 2019 -  "A Swedish Chameleon"
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