Monthly Archives: December 2009

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We hope you will have a great 2010! /TheCrimeHouse

Murder under the Christmas Tree

Last Christmas I read Murder as a Christmas Gift (Mord i julklapp), a collection of criminal short stories, and this year I read Murder under the Christmas Tree (Mord under julgranen). I am not very fond of short stories but decided … Continue reading

Nicola Upson – An Expert in Murder

I´ve just read Nicola Upsons´s criminal novel “An Expert in Murder”. The story takes place in the 1930´s London. The famous playwriter Josephine Tey is going down to London by train and starts chatting with a young women. Soon after the … Continue reading

Sherlock Holmes

In the beginning of the movie the serial killer Lord Blackwood is caught thanks to the classic duo Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Lord Blackwood is sentenced to death, but he uses black magic to rise from the dead and … Continue reading

The Gingerbread House by Carin Gerardsen

Several murders happen in a short time and when the police find out that the victims are all the same age and have ties to the same place they realize that they are dealing with a serial killer. You find … Continue reading

James Patterson + Liza Marklund = True

Yesterday it came… the  Review Copy of James Patterson´s and Liza Marklund´s new book the Postcard Killers! This is a new collaboration and I´m really curious on how it will work when one of the  biggest crime/thriller writers in USA and one … Continue reading

“Änglalik” by Veronica von Schenck

It is difficult to translate the Swedish title Änglalik since it has multiple meanings. It means angelic but also angel’s corpse. A very fitting title as the reader will learn. (I do not know if or when the novel will … Continue reading

The Last Oracle by James Rollins

The Last Oracle is the fifth thriller in the Sigma Force series by James Rollins. All his novels are filled with non-stop action and exotic places. The Last Oracle is no exception. From Washington DC to ancient Greek temples and … Continue reading

The girl who kicked the hornet´s nest

Two weeks ago the third and last movie in Stieg Larssons Millenium trilogy hit the cinemas in Sweden. I´m a big fan of Stieg Larssons books about Lisbeth Salander and I loved the first movie. The second movie was ok … Continue reading

Interview with David S. Brody

We are delighted to welcome David S. Brody to TheCrimeHouse. Mr. Brody resides in Westford, Massachusetts with his family. His novels include Unlawful Deeds, Blood of the Tribe, The Wrong Abraham, and Cabal of the Westford Knight. Did you believe … Continue reading