Pappa polis

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Pappa polis
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Author Laura Trenter
Original titlePappa polis
Country Sweden
Language Swedish
Genre Detective fiction, Children's fiction
Published2000

Pappa polis is a Swedish children's novel from 2000, written by Laura Trenter. [1] It is also available as an audiobook. [2]

Plot

This book is about an 11-year-old boy called Julian whose father is a police officer. The father is shot by a bike gang, but survives. But the criminals are going free and the fear remains. As Julian begins to investigate on his own he meets a young man from the bike gang and they become friends...

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References

  1. "Libris - Pappa polis" (in Swedish).
  2. "Bokus - Pappa polis" (in Swedish).