Monthly Archives: February 2010

Echoes from the Dead and The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin

I have finally read the first two novels by Johan Theorin: Echoes from the Dead (original title: Skumtimmen) and The Darkest Room (original title: Nattfåk). I had heard so many good things about the novels, so I was a little … Continue reading

Shutter Island – The Movie

Shutter Island is a suspense/thriller that takes place on said Alcatraz-like island, which houses an institution for the criminally insane, complete with intimidating cliffs, rocky beaches, and chilly water preventing escape. Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) … Continue reading

The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax

Today I went through my bookshelfs for inspiration and started reading Dorothy Gilmans first Pollifax book Mrs Pollifax the Unexpected Mrs Pollifax from 1966 again. I loved it when I was younger and I found out I still love it! Mrs … Continue reading

Murder with a Lake View by Aron Olnafors

I should have been suspicious from the beginning since I usually do not like novels that start with a map and a list of the main characters. This novel was no exception. It should have been called “How to waste a Sunday.”  … Continue reading

Peter Tremayne – Shroud for the Archbishop

Shroud for the Archbishop is the second book  in Peter Tremaynes historical serie about the celtic (irish) sister and advocat in the 7th century. This is the first Sister Fidelma book I´ve ever read but apparently they are quite popular. In this book Sister … Continue reading

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke

The main character Hannah Swenson returns to her hometown Lake Eden, Minnesota after her father’s death. She opens the coffee shop “The Cookie Jar” where gossip travels as fast as can be expected in a town of 3,000 residents. One … Continue reading

Our Lady of pain – A Mark Tartaglia novel

Our Lady of Pain, written by Elena Forbes 2008, is an English police procedural that takes place in London (Southwest in London) This is Forbes second novel with police detective Mark Tartaglia and his Side Kick Sam.   Police procedurals can be more or less … Continue reading

Our swedish site (deckarhuset.se) is experiencing technical problems

Deckarhuset.se (TheCrimeHouse.com in swedish) has been up and down the entire weekend. This is due to some technical problems at our web hosting company. They are aware of the problem and are working hard to solve it. Hopefully the site … Continue reading