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The Teacher in Villette by Ingrid Hedström
A teacher is killed by a hit-and-run driver in the Belgian town Villette. Several witnesses claim that the car purposely hit her, so investigating judge Martine Poirot gets involved. The case turns out to have a historic connection and Martine suspects … Continue reading
The Bat Man by Jo Nesbø
Inger Holt, a Norwegian TV celebrity is murdered in Australia. The Norwegian policeman Harry Hole is sent to Sydney to assist with the investigation, but also to escape from his problems with alcohol and to get some distance to the … Continue reading
The Pendulum of Death (Dödens pendel) by Jonas Moström
Several otherwise healthy people die of cardiac arrest within a short period of time in Sundsvall, Sweden. Is it a coincidence? Policeman Johan Axberg sees his friend Dr. Erik Jensen and when they discuss their jobs and experiences they both … Continue reading
“Södermalmsmorden” by Lars Bill Lundholm
A man is found murdered in a channel in Stockholm. He has no identification on him, and the body is impossible to identify. Axel Hake becomes responsible for the murder investigation and the only clue he has is an unusual … Continue reading
The Death of Carpet Dealer Olsson by Karin Wahlberg
Carpet Dealer Olsson from Oskarshamn, Sweden is murdered (hardly surprising considering the title) on a ferry in Turkey. Carpets play a central role and the novel starts with a fitting quote from Tam Sventon. The Swedish Police travels to Istanbul … Continue reading
Dead Man’s Footsteps
In this fourth novel about Inspector Roy Grace, Peter James has chosen to take us back to the horrors of the World Trade Centre catastrophe, which he does with a gentle hand and a lot of respect. The hopelessly incompetent … Continue reading
Murder on the Eiffel Tower – A french crime story
I just love the book cover of this book. I was drawn to it instantly! The writer Claude Izner is really the two sisters Liliane Korb och Laurence Lefèvre who are experts in french 19th century history and are Book Sellers in Paris. … Continue reading
The Sacred Blood by Michael Byrnes
In Michael Byrnes’s first novel, the religious-themed thriller The Sacred Bones, Jesus Christ’s remains are studied by geneticist Charlotte Hennesey. Her boss discovers that DNA extracted from the bones has peculiar powers. They inject Charlotte with the DNA, which miraculously … Continue reading
The Sacred Bones by Michael Byrnes
What better way to spend Easter than to read a religious-themed thriller? The Sacred Bones is Michael Byrnes’s first novel, and he skillfully blends fact and fiction to create a fast-paced page turner. An ancient burial box is stolen from … Continue reading
