No, I'm kind of exploring in the mystery genre. I used to read them a lot when I was a teenager, and haven't since, so I'm kind of randomly trying authors until I find some that stick.

Off to see if the library has any Victoria Thompson (entirely possible, Swedes are mad detective fiction freaks).

It's in about the same time period and is about a midwife, Sara Brandt, a widow of a doctor. I found Ryan after Thompson and Ryan was the loser. Now, if you want a contemporary mystery series then I cannot praise too highly Louise penny and her Three Pines/Gamache series.

Thanks for the tips, I'm busy hunting them all down :)