Nombeko Mayeki is on the run from the world's most ruthless secret service with three Chinese sisters twins who are officially one person and an elderly potato farmer. Oh and the fate of the King of Sweden and the world rests on her shoulders.
Born in a Soweto shack in 1961 Nombeko was destined for a short hard life. When she was run over by a drunken engineer her luck changed. Alive but blamed for the accident she was made to work for the engineer who happened to be in charge of a project vital to South Africa's security. Nombeko was good at cleaning but brilliant at understanding numbers. The drunk engineer wasn't and made a big mistake. And now only Nombeko knows about it ...
As uproariously funny as Jonas Jonasson's bestselling debut this is an entrancing tale of luck love and international relations.