Detective Inspector Huss - Softcover

Tursten, Helene

3.67

5,285 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569473706 ISBN 13: 9781569473702

Publisher: Soho Press Inc, 2004

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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 G�teborg in winter."—Chicago Sun-Times

Inspector Irene Huss, stationed in G�teborg, 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 G�teborg in 1954 where she now lives.

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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 is called to the scene of an apparent suicide. The dead man landed on the pavement in fornt of his luxurious aprtment. A wealthy financier, he was connected through an old-boys' network to the first families of Sweden. But the "society suicide" turns out to have been a carefully plotted murder. As more murders ensue, Huss tangles with motorcycle gang members, skinheads, immigrants and neo-Nazis, a cross-section of Sweden's Disaffected, until ultimately she discovers which of the suspects actually killed the Swedish millionaire. And why.

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