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Detective Inspector Huss

by Helene Tursten

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ISBN13: 9781569473702
ISBN10: 1569473706
Condition: Standard
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"Add the voice of Helen Tursten to the list of mystery writers who know how to craft a truly satisfying police procedural."-Philadelphia Inquirer

"An absorbing, intelligent mystery that holds its own alongside the best feminine hardboiled novels currently being written by Englishwomen Val McDermid and Liza Cody, and our own Sara Paretsky."-Maureen Corrigan, NPR, "Fresh Air," Washington Post Book World

"The picture Tursten provides of Sweden's growing anti-immigrant resentment-embodied in Huss'skinhead daughter-imbues this novel with a cold chill of dread that can't be attributed only to the subfreezing temperatures of Gteborg in winter."-Chicago Sun-Times

Inspector Irene Huss, stationed in Gteborg, is called through the rain-drenched wintry streets to the scene of an apparent suicide. The dead man landed on the sidewalk in front of his luxurious duplex apartment. He was a wealthy financier connected, through an old-boys'network, with the first families of Sweden. But the "Society Suicide" turns out to have been a carefully plotted murder. As more murders ensue, she tangles with street gang members, skinheads, immigrants and neo-Nazis-a cross-section of Sweden's disaffected-in order to catch the killer.

Helene Tursten has been compared to P.D. James in her native Sweden. Her three subsequent Irene Huss mysteries have been highly praised. She was born in Gteborg in 1954 where she now lives.

Synopsis:

One night Detective Inspector Irene Huss is called to the scene of an apparent suicide. But the 'society suicide' turns out to have been a carefully plotted murder.

About the Author

Helene Tursten has been compared to PD James in her native Sweden. Her two subsequent Irene Huss mysteries have been highly praised. She was born in Goteborg in 1954 where she now lives.

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Sarah Haude, January 26, 2009 (view all comments by Sarah Haude)
If you enjoy well-written crime stories I urge you to check out some of the Scandinavian authors. The Scandinavian crime fiction genre is very popular in Europe but almost unknown in the U.S. and it's a pity really because there are some very good writers out there.

Helene Tursten is a Swedish author and "Detective Inspector Huss" is the first in a series. What I enjoyed most about this book was not only the detective story but the character development as well. The main character, Irene Huss, is not presented as a one dimensional super sleuth, but as an ordinary person. Tursten's attention to detail and the way we get to know about Irene Huss, her family and colleagues as well as the criminals and victims in the story all make for a very interesting read.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781569473702
Translator:
Murray, Stevent
Publisher:
Soho Crime
Translator:
Murray, Steven T.
Author:
Tursten, Helene
Author:
Murray, Steven T.
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Women detectives
Subject:
Sweden
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Copyright:
Publication Date:
May 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
7.5 x 5 in

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