Detective Inspector Huss - Hardcover

Tursten, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156947303X ISBN 13: 9781569473030

Publisher: Soho Press Inc, 2003

Synopsis

While investigating the apparent suicide of a wealthy financier who is connected to one of the most powerful families in Sweden, Detective Inspector Irene Huss soon finds herself immersed in a murder mystery involving motorcycle gang members, skinheads, immigrants, and neo-Nazis.

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Review

"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"
"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 Goteborg in winter."--"Chicago Sun-Times"

"Add the voice of Helene 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"
"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 GOteborg in winter."
--"Chicago Sun-Times"

Praise for "Detective Inspector Huss"
"An absorbing, intelligent mystery that holds its own alongside the best feminine hardboiled novels currently being written."
--Maureen Corrigan, "The Washington Post Book World"
"Add the voice of Helene Tursten to the list of mystery writers who know how to craft a truly satisfying police procedural."
--"The Philadelphia Inquirer"
"[Tursten] imbues this novel with a cold chill of dread that can't be attributed only to the subfreezing temperatures of GOteborg in winter."
--"Chicago Sun-Times"
"An intriguing portrait of the workings of a murder squad as well as modern Swedish life."
--"Portsmouth Herald"

Praise for "Detective Inspector Huss"
An absorbing, intelligent mystery that holds its own alongside the best feminine hardboiled novels currently being written.
Maureen Corrigan, "The Washington Post Book World"
Add the voice of Helene Tursten to the list of mystery writers who know how to craft a truly satisfying police procedural.
"The Philadelphia Inquirer"
[Tursten] imbues this novel with a cold chill of dread that can t be attributed only to the subfreezing temperatures of Goteborg in winter.
"Chicago Sun-Times"
An intriguing portrait of the workings of a murder squad as well as modern Swedish life.
"Portsmouth Herald""

Praise for Detective Inspector Huss
An absorbing, intelligent mystery that holds its own alongside the best feminine hardboiled novels currently being written.
Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post Book World
Add the voice of Helene Tursten to the list of mystery writers who know how to craft a truly satisfying police procedural.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
[Tursten] imbues this novel with a cold chill of dread that can t be attributed only to the subfreezing temperatures of Goteborg in winter.
Chicago Sun-Times
An intriguing portrait of the workings of a murder squad as well as modern Swedish life.
Portsmouth Herald"

Synopsis

One night Detective Inspector Irene Huss, stationed in Goteborg, Sweden, is called through the rain-drenched wintry streets to the scene of an apparent suicide of a wealthy financier, connected with the first families of Sweden. His mangled body has landed on the icy ground, just feet away from an old lady walking her dog. But the "society suicide" turns out to have been a carefully plotted murder. As more murders ensue, she tangles with motorcycle gang members, skinheads, immigrants, and neo-Nazis, a cross-section of Sweden's disaffected, until ultimately this detective and mother of two discovers which of the many suspects actually killed the Swedish millionaire and why.

Edition details

• Publisher: Soho Press Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 156947303X
• ISBN 13: 9781569473030
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320