Category Archives: Review

New Unni Lindell book out!

Popular Norwegian Crime author The Norwegian crime author Unni Lindell has just released Sukkerdøden (Sugar Death if you translate it) in Sweden. This is her 8th book about superintendent Cato Isaksen and his department. Unni Lindell is very succesful in Scandinavia and … Continue reading

“Själakistan” by Ann Rosman

Mi reviewed “Själakistan” in July and I agree with her – what a fantastic novel! Kalmar Castle is mentioned in the novel, which I really enjoy, since I, like the main character Karin Adler, love to imagine what the past was … Continue reading

“Kungsholmsmorden” by Lars Bill Lundholm

A woman is murdered in a park behind the police headquarters at Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. As always, Hake becomes responsible for the investigation and this time he not only battles with his boss but also a policewoman from another district. … Continue reading

Italian Crime Thriller – I Kill by Giorgio Faletti

I´ve found a new Italian Crime writer in Giorgio Faletti. I read his I kill from 2002 and was pleasantly surprised. The book is set in the luxurious Monaco. One night a very popular radio show gets a disturbing phone call while … Continue reading

The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall

The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall is both charmig and rather amusing, but nevertheless I find it too much of a copy of The no 1 Ladies Detective Agency. The story takes place in India today, and … Continue reading

The Dangerous Game (Den farliga leken) by Mari Jungstedt

We get to follow two Swedish girls from the island of Gotland in the criminal novel The Dangerous Game. Jenny was discovered by a modeling agency about a year ago and she is now one of the most successful women … Continue reading

Spejlet i Poppi by Jan Dybdahl

This is my first encounter with the author Jan Dybdahl. This means that I had no particular expectations of he work, which I often ( consciously or subconsciously) have when I pick up a book by an author I have … Continue reading

Själakistan by Ann Rosman

So, beautiful and interesting Marstrand, on the Swedish west coast is begining to catch up with Gotland on the east coast when it comes to horrible crimes and mysterious creatures. The second crime novel by Ann Rosman makes a flying … Continue reading

The Last Child by John Hart

A happy family in North Carolina falls apart after 12-year-old Alyssa Merrimon is abducted. The father abandons the family. The mother turns to drugs and alcohol, and an abusive former boyfriend. Despite everything, Alyssa’s twin-brother Johnny never gives up hope and … Continue reading

“Basically, without Guilt” by Viveca Sten

A young girl disappears without a trace on her way home from a friend a fall evening. The friend suggests that she may have committed suicide, and the police eventually call of the search. A few months later a few … Continue reading