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“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
A French historical crime novel
The English Publishing Company Gallic (who concentrates on french litterature) sent a review copy of Jean-François Parot’s Nicolas Le Floch affair. For this I´m grateful because otherwise I would have missed this great book! This is the fourth book in the series about Nicolas Le … Continue reading
Val Mcdermid – Fever of the bone
I´ve just read Val Mc Dermids 6thbook “Fever of the Bone” with Tony Hill and Carol Jordan. I have to admit that I first saw the TV-serie based on the books (Wire in the blood) A really good crime serie, one of … Continue reading
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – The Movie
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be released in the U.S. today (March 19, 2010). The direct translation of the Swedish title is “Men Who Hate Women” and violence against women is the main theme. The main characters are … Continue reading
The Hypnotist
The most talked about book i Sweden last year was The Hypnotist. The book was written by the pseudonym Lars Kepler and sent in to the publishing company in March 2009. Only a few months later it was in book stores, reached the … Continue reading
