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Detective Inspector Huss - (Inspector Irene Huss Investigation) by Helene Tursten (Paperback)

Detective Inspector Huss - (Inspector Irene Huss Investigation) by  Helene Tursten (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>After she learns that the apparent suicide of a prominent Swede she was called on to investigate was a carefully plotted murder, Inspector Irene Huss finds herself slogging through the seedy underbelly of Sweden to catch the killer.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>One of the most prominent citizens of Göteborg, Sweden, plunges to his death off an apartment balcony, but what appears to be a "society suicide" soon reveals itself to be a carefully plotted murder. Irene Huss finds herself embroiled in a complex and high-stakes investigation. As Huss and her team begin to uncover the victim's hidden past, they are dragged into Sweden's seamy underworld of street gangs, struggling immigrants, and neo-Nazis in order to catch the killer.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>Detective Inspector Huss</i></b> <p/>"An absorbing, intelligent mystery that holds its own alongside the best feminine hardboiled novels currently being written."<br><b>--Maureen Corrigan, <i>The Washington Post Book World</i></b> <p/>"Add the voice of Helene Tursten to the list of mystery writers who know how to craft a truly satisfying police procedural."<br><b>--<i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i></b> <p/>"[Tursten] imbues this novel with a cold chill of dread that can't be attributed only to the subfreezing temperatures of Göteborg in winter."<br><b>--<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i></b> <p/>"An intriguing portrait of the workings of a murder squad as well as modern Swedish life." <br><b>--<i>Portsmouth Herald</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Helene Tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. Other books in the Irene Huss series include <i>Night Rounds</i>, <i>The Torso</i>, <i>The Glass Devil</i>, <i>The Golden Calf</i>, <i>The Beige Man</i>, and <i>The Treacherous Net</i>. She was born in Göteborg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband and daughter.

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