- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Soho Crime; Tra edition (April 1 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1569474893
- ISBN-13: 978-1569474891
- Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.1 x 19 cm
- Shipping Weight: 259 g
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#17,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #100 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals
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From Publishers Weekly
Swedish author Tursten's taut third contemporary police procedural (after 2006's The Torso) opens with a compelling setup: after Det. Insp. Irene Huss and her team find Jacob Schyttelius, a divorced teacher, shot to death in his isolated cottage, his computer monitor marked with a bloody Satanic symbol, they visit his parents, Sten and Elsa, only to find them dead as well and with the same markings on their computer. The data on both machines was erased professionally, and the only viable lead, Jacob's London-based sister, Rebecka, is too devastated by the dual tragedy to offer much assistance. Huss focuses her inquiry on Sten, a minister who had been investigating a local Satanist movement, in the belief that he may have been killed in revenge. The solution is both logical and depressing. Tursten does her usual solid job of populating the novel with credible, flawed characters and bringing to life modern Swedish society. (Apr.)
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From Booklist
The third Irene Huss mystery to appear in the U.S. is considerably less gritty than either detective Inspector Huss(2003) or The Torso(2006), but it continues Tursten's sensitive exploration of how a female detective manages to balance family life with police work: not only the time pressures but also the jarring psychological disconnects that occur when jumping between dramatically different worlds. This time Huss' case--the execution-style murders of a minister, his wife, and their schoolteacher son--takes the Swedish detective from the scene of the crime, a village outside Goteborg, to London, where the traumatized daughter of the minister lives. Road-trip mysteries inevitably sacrifice the signature landscape that is often key to the series' appeal, but in this case, the fact that Huss is on her own in London gives Tursten the opportunity to probe deeper into her heroine's character. The plot itself is less compelling than the previous two entries in the series--the shocking climax will be guessed early on--but Huss is quickly becoming one of the most satisfying lead characters in the thriving world of Swedish crime fiction. Bill Ott
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.6 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Scandanavia's Second Biggest Problem, Oct 21 2008
By Grey Wolffe "Zeb Kantrowitz" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Glass Devil (Paperback)
In this the third novel of the "Huss Series" to be published in English, Tursten concentrates on a growing problem. Because there a few ways to trace anonymous people on the internet, it has become a 'home' for pornographers and pedophiles. In permissive Sweden it's the pedophiles who have taken to the net in droves, using it to contact other pedophiles and spread their poison all over the world.Into a triple murder of a pastor, his wife and son, steps Huss who will need hip-boots before this is all over. There is less procedure and more character development in this book and she is becoming more like
'Pepe Calvalho' each episode by describing the cooking of her husband and chef Krister. Though very subtle, there seems to be a polemic about the Swedish Church but I'm not sure what her point is supposed to be. We are also treated to a more in depth study of her colleagues especially Superintendent Anderssen. Though he should be retired (sixty is mandatory retirement for Swedish cops) she is keeping him on for at least one more novel. Is she setting Hush up as his replacement?
We are also treated to a visit with English DI Thompson, who is half brazilian, his mother, sister, wife and twins. It seems that Tursten has a 'thing' for twins, she has one set and two cousins are also described as 'looking like twins'. Tursten's descriptions of Huss' shopping trips in London look like a way of turning her own trips (if she does shop there) into 'research'. It's interesting to see the growth of her daughters and the changes to her fellow cops.
She never misses a chance to hit out at the number one problem in Sweden, alcohol abuse. Her fellow cop who is always drinking on the job and calling in sick (on the 'morning after') is admitted to the hospital for 'stomach' problems, which Huss says to herself must be his liver, is very telling as to a major problem among Swedes.
There are eight novels in the series that have been published so far but this is only the third that has been translated. I'm looking forward to following Huss et al for many years to come.
Zeb Kantrowitz
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Improved Author, Worth Reading, Feb 14 2008
By J. Clark "Nancy Clark" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Glass Devil (Hardcover)
This is Tursten's third mystery in the Irene Huss series. It is a great improvement over her first (Detective Inspector Huss) and at least as good as her second (The Torso). DI Huss was too long---one of the very few mysteries I would describe that way--but Tursten now writes more compact narratives. The crimes she describes are EXTREMELY "noir," which may upset some readers; but the descriptions of DI Huss's home life provide a contrasting "normalcy." It's hard to say what separates Tursten from the top Scandinavian mystery writers (Sjoewall, Mankell, Fossum, Indridason), but her stories are well worth reading and, if she keeps improving, may be more than that.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another solid mystery by Tursten, Aug 17 2007
By Des Marais - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Glass Devil (Hardcover)
While it isn't quite as gripping as The Torso, this is yet another fine work by Helene Tursten featuring Detective Inspector Huss. Tursten once again creates a believable, intelligent, and interesting character, as well as her fellow detectives and family, resulting in an engaging and intriguing mystery.
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