Tag Archives: Stockholm

Review of The Gingerbread House, By: Carin Gerhardsen

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

The Gingerbread House (2012) Pages: 254 Series: Hammerby series, #1 Setting: Stockholm Category: Police procedural THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE by Carin Gerhardsen with translation by Paul Norlen. This is the first in the Hammerby series set in Stockholm that follows a … Continue reading →

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The Blood Split by Åsa Larsson and translated by Marlaine Delargy

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

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 on religious zealotry. Both books are set in … Continue reading →

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Misterioso: A Crime Novel, by Arne Dahl and translated by Tiina Nunnally

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

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 didn’t grab me and … Continue reading →

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Sun Storm, By: Åsa Larsson (trans by Marlaine Delargy )

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

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 in the UK. I … Continue reading →

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Studio Sex, By: Liza Marklund (trs by Kajsa von Hofsten)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

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 available in the US at … Continue reading →

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