King's Gambit - Anders M. Hansen

TheDanish government is determined to secure victory in the upcoming generalelection. The war on terror has been positioned as the central theme of thevote, but the administration soon gets entangled in a web of political turmoilas terrorists take a Danish soldier hostage. Amidst the chaos, an unexpectedplayer enters the game - Holger Berg, a brilliant and unyielding lawyer with areputation for seeking justice. With a background as a Special Forces soldier,he is used as a deniable pawn in a murky plan to rescue the hostage. Bergis soon ensnared in a nightmare of lies, deception and denial that reaches farbeyond the Danish borders. Each step puts his own life, his family's safety andthe very honour that defines him at risk. In this high-stakes thriller, Bergdiscovers the true cost of honour and the lengths to which he will have to goto save his nation and its soldiers from the jaws of terror. Thefate of Denmark hangs in the balance, and the world watches on with batedbreath as the deadly game plays out.