Category Archives: Books

No Time for Goodbye

The house is empty when 14-year-old Cynthia wakes up one morning. Her parents and older brother have disappeared without a trace and have not even left a note. Twenty-five years later there are still no clues and Cynthia now has … Continue reading

The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld

Sequel to The interpretation of murder A couple of years ago I read Jed Rubenfelds historical crime novel from 2006 ”The Interpretation of  Murder” a historical crime novel set in New York in the 1920s. Acts of terrorism and radium In this … Continue reading

Mord.net by Dan Buthler and Dag Öhrlund

International corporations are blackmailed via the Internet. Numerous murders occur worldwide without any motives. Killers and victims have as far as we know never met, and the murders are almost impossible to solve. The Swedish police Jacob Colt and his … Continue reading

The One-Eyed Rabbit by Christoffer Carlsson

I have never really liked novels where the main character is a young, confused boy. The young boy perspective tends to become too much for my taste. It has probably something to do with the lack of identification. First I … Continue reading

Blood from a Stone by Donna Leon

Murder During Christmas Time When an African street vendor and also illegal immigrant is murdered during the busy Christmas shopping in Venice, the case ends up on Guide Brunetti’s table. He is upset by how these vu cumprà (which apparently … Continue reading

Camilla Läckberg

Best selling author Camilla Läckberg is one of Sweden’s best selling authors and have been translated in to 33 different languages. In an article in New York times she is compared to Stieg Larsson. Village by the sea Läckberg has … Continue reading

Burned by Thomas Enger

Injured Reporter Makes a Comeback in Norwegian Debut Novel Henning Juul used to be a successful investigative reporter. After he becomes severely injured in a fire, which also takes the life of his son Jonas, his life is put on … Continue reading

A Spark of Death

Historical Crime Series by  Bernadette Pajer A while ago I received a review copy by an unknown author (for me) named Bernadette Pajer. A spark of Death is the first book in a series about Professor Bradshaw who lives in … Continue reading

Liquid Smoke by Jeff Shelby

Noah Braddock is a Private Investigator and his girlfriend works as a cop (homicide department). One day Noah is observed by a mysterious woman. When he confronts her it turns out that she is an attorney and she wants his … Continue reading

Hans-Olov Öberg’s novel could be the best one this year…

The novel (Swedish title: Djävulens tonsteg) takes place in Västerås, Sweden at the end of 1978 (which happens to be the year I was born). Jimmy, a member of the local boys’ choir, disappears without a trace one evening just … Continue reading