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Tag Archives: Sweden
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules- Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) If I needed to sum up this book in one word, it would be “delightful!” The setting is a retirement home in Sweden. The main characters are five elderly residents in their 70s and 80s. They … Continue reading
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The Treacherous Net – Helene Tursten (translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy)
(Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) You would think that Detective Inspector Irene Huss had enough to contend with between a gang war and a mummified body in the chimney. In The Treacherous Net, Helene Turston makes Irene’s work life really difficult. … Continue reading
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