Helene Tursten
Birth date: February 17, 1954
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Five quietly sinister and entirely plausible tales of a woman in her eighties who discovers she can get away with murder This is a delightfully mischievous read, especially at Christmas, when one of the stories is set. In Maud, Helene Tursten has produced as an intriguing villain: an old lady...
This is exactly the kind of murder I'm in the mood for. More stories about women upwards of "a certain age" who can get away with murder. That's much more fun than solving one.I've been a fan of the Christmas murder story nearly as long as I can remember: there was a tiny book of four short stories ...
Quite a good Swedish mystery. Likeable MC and interesting solution. Like most Nordic Noir, not for the faint of heart. Lots of violence, sexual violence and child abuse. My edition was the Soho crime paperback, which are satisfying to read. Nice size, nice paper, appealing covers. I grab them a...
Irene Huss is the Nordic detective you need. She has a husband who is a chef, twin daughters, and a unneuter male dog who has fathered puppies who all need a home. The most upsetting home problem is that one of the daughter is a vegan. The horror is in the work where in one of those scenes that a...
I love anthologies like this. When your schedule is crazy & you find it difficult to make any progress on a full-meal book, these provide the perfect snack. Here we have 18 stories with an interesting theme. All are set around the Xmas season. But that’s about all they have in common as the authors ...