Monthly Archives: September 2010
Top 100 Crime Novels according to Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America have written a book called The Crown Crime Companion where they listed the 100 best Mystery Novels of all time. I find It´s a great guide to classical crime novels that you should read if you are inte crime … Continue reading
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
A serial killer is spreading fear in Boston; he is torturing and killing women with a scalpel in a very methodical way, which leads the media to dub him “the surgeon.” Detectives Moore and Rizzoli soon discover another case in … Continue reading
Boucheron
It is not too late; you can still register for the Boucheron World Mystery Convention, which takes place in San Francisco on October 14-17, 2010. The Boucheron is held annually, each year being hosted in a different city. Attendees will … Continue reading
Law & Order: Los Angeles
The TV show Law & Order: Los Angeles premieres in the U.S. on September 29, 2010. It will air on NBC on Wednesdays at 10/9c. Do we really need another Law & Order spin-off? Do not get me wrong, I love the … Continue reading
The Anatomy of a ghosts
Andrew Taylor is a well established crime author that specializes in historical crime novels. He has among other things won a brittish Dagger Award twice. I´ve never read anything of him before and had very high expectations and usually when you have high expectations … Continue reading
Leverage
Leverage is an American TV series that first aired on TNT in December 2008. Leverage follows a team of former top-criminals (professional thieves, computer hackers, and con artists) headed by former insurance agency investigator Nathan Ford, now the team’s mastermind. … Continue reading
“Svinhugg” by Marianne Cederwall
The doctor Mirjam returns to her hometown on the island Gotland with her best friend Hervor, after she has spent several years in Stockholm and in northern Sweden. Hervor encourages Mirjam to use the power of thought to get revenge … Continue reading
Interview with Marlaine Delargy
We welcome translator Marlaine Delargy to TheCrimeHouse and this interview! Marlaine has among other things translated Johan Theorin and Åsa Larsson´s books from Swedish to English. Can you tell us shortly about your background? What kind of education do you have? How … Continue reading
Viveca Sten’s Sandhamn Series
I made the mistake of reading Viveca Sten’s criminal novels in the wrong order and I started with the third novel ”Basically without Guilt.” I recently read “In the Calmest Waters” and “In the Inner Circle.” All the novels are … Continue reading
Interview with Stefan Tegenfalk
Interview with Donald Bain
Interview with Dennis Lehane






