The Darkest Room- Johan Theorin (writer) and Marlaine Delargy (translator)
The Darkest Room: A Novel written by Johan Theorin and translated by Marlaine Delargy [Delta 2009,448 pages] is the second crime fiction novel that is apart of a planned, loosely connected quartet of...
View ArticleStudio Sex, By: Liza Marklund (trs by Kajsa von Hofsten)
Studio Sex (1999) written by Liza Marklund with translation by Kajsa von Hofsten is also known as Studio 69 elsewhere in the world. This is the first book in the Annika Bengzton series. It’s not...
View ArticleSun Storm, By: Åsa Larsson (trans by Marlaine Delargy )
Sun Storm (2006, 310 pages) by Åsa Larsson with translation by Marlaine Delargy is the first book in a series set in Stockholm. The other title(s) for this book: Solstorm in Sweden and The Savage Altar...
View ArticleSouthern Sweden, et al – SWEDEN.SE
Join us on a journey through the darker, but fictional sides of Sweden — as seen and described by the numerous Swedish crime authors now delighting fans of murder and mystery world-wide. Southern...
View ArticleThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, By: Stieg Larsson (trans Reg Keeland)
Title: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Author: Stieg Larsson Original title: Men Who Hate Women Translation: Reg Keeland Year Published: 2009 Length: 600 pages Author Background: Journalist Genre:...
View ArticleReview: Echoes From the Dead, By: Johan Theorin (writer) and Marlaine Delargy...
Review of Johan Theorin's Echoes from the Dead the first book in his planned quartet set on the island of Öland, in the Baltic Sea.
View ArticleMisterioso: A Crime Novel, by Arne Dahl and translated by Tiina Nunnally
Misterioso (c2011 ; 352 pages) is the first book in the Intercrime series written by Arne Dahl, pen name for Jan Arnald and translated from the Swedish by Tiina Nunnally. I must admit that the prologue...
View ArticleThe Blood Split by Åsa Larsson and translated by Marlaine Delargy
The Blood Split (2008) by Åsa Larsson with translation by Marlaine Delargy is the second book featuring tax attorney Rebecka Martinsson. She first appeared in Sun Storm, a riveting story that focused...
View ArticleThe Black Path, By: Åsa Larsson and translated by Marlaine Delargy
I am on an Åsa Larsson reading spree. Her novels, described by others, are said to be more traditional crime thrillers than police procedurals and how she structures her story, told in third person...
View ArticleUntil Thy Wrath Be Past, By: Åsa Larsson and translated by Laurie Thompson
UNTIL THY WRATH BE PAST (2011), wastes no time pulling you into the story. This is the fourth book in the series set in Sweden to feature district attorney Rebecka Martinsson. This is the best written...
View ArticleBook Review: The Second Deadly Sin, Åsa Larsson, tr. Laurie Thompson
It took me long enough but I finally finished 1 my first book of the year. I chose to read Åsa Larsson because she is one of my favorite female writers. She usually delivers a solid, entertaining read...
View ArticleThe Fire Engine That Disappeared by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö tr. Joan Tate
The Fire Engine That Disappeared feat. Martin Beck investigates two small time criminals in the Swedish underworld. Earlier this year, I read and enjoyed the 1st book in the Martin Beck series,...
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