The fourth investigation in the nationally bestselling swedish detective series when one of his teachers fails to show up for work, a high school principal calls his friend on the goteborg police force. The glass devil by helene tursten 2007, hardcover for sale. Praise for detective inspector huss an absorbing, intelligent mystery that holds its own alongside the best feminine hardboiled novels currently being written. While portions of the book are told from the point of view of some of her fellow members of the goteborg homicide division, most of this crime procedural novel is from hers. She was born in goteborg, sweden, where she now lives with her husband and daughter. Pastor sten schyttelius, his wife and his son, a school teacher, have been shot to death. Other books in the irene huss series include detective inspector huss, night rounds, the glass devil, the golden calf, the fire dance, and the beige man. Detective inspector huss 2003 night rounds 2012 the torso 2006 the glass devil 2007 the golden calf 20 the fire dance 2014 the beige man 2015.
The principal of a high school telephones his friend, inspector andersson of the goteborg crime police. An irene huss investigation book 4 share your thoughts. It is so mutilated that gender is only established by dna testing. Detective inspector irene huss quickly pull parallels with an earlier case in which a priest was murdered.
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But such moments in no way constitute the books dominant tone. Could this be the work of a cult of satanists, as the clues left by the murderer indicate. They have been asked to look into a teachers absence from school. Helene tursten born in gothenburg on february 17, 1954 is a swedish writer of crime fiction. The glass devil navy mwr digital library overdrive. To inspector irene huss surprise, on the basis of this vague complaint her boss drives out with her to a remote cottage in snowbound southern sweden to investigate. Apr 30, 2011 the first i wont tell you, but i think the second was to more correctly focus on what this novel is about. Free download or read online the glass devil pdf epub inspector huss series book.
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Before becoming an author, tursten worked as a nurse and then a dentist, but was forced to leave due to illness. Detective inspector huss has a moment or two of uncomfortable threatened violence, and the crimes in the glass devil are not especially pleasant. Read download the glass devil inspector huss book 4 pdf pdf. She is the author of the irene huss series, including. They promised to take the dog for a walk and feed him, and to let their father know.
Helene turstens inspector irene huss novels set a good example of a series that deserves praise and attention. The third translated huss swedish police procedural see detective inspector huss and the torso is an excellent tale from the opening phone call until the final climax. Third volume in a wellreceived series of police procedurals with. An irene huss investigation ser the glass devil by helene. The first edition of the novel was published in 2002, and was written by helene tursten. Detective inspector irene huss of the goteborg crime force and her boss drive out to a remote cottage in snowbound southern sweden as a favor to his cousin, a school principal. I am very fond of irene huss, a dedicated, smartbutnottelevisionbrilliantandodd detective although i also like those others as well who is happily married to a wonderful chef with two nonidentical twin daughters, who by this book are nearly grownup.
In the cottage, they find the body of a man, killed by two shotgun blasts. The golden calf inspector huss book 5 online pdf ebook. Read death angels a chief inspector erik winter novel by ake edwardson. Like previous stories from helene tursten, the glass devil rates a thumbs up with me. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
An irene huss investigation ser the glass devil by. Goteborg detective inspector irene huss investigates a bizarre triple murder in the glass devil, the fifth mystery in this series but. Huss is terrific as she investigates the triple murders, but makes little progress until she makes inquiries into the pastors investigation. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the. But a book is much more than its cover, and that is definitely the case with detective inspector huss. And as a special treat irene huss and embla nystrom from turstens. Praise for praise for detective inspector huss an absorbing, intelligent mystery that holds its own alongside. She was born in goteborg, sweden, where she now lives with her husband. Detective inspector huss, night rounds, the torso, the glass devil, the golden calf, the fire dance, the more about helene tursten. Read download the torso inspector huss book 3 pdf pdf. The glass devil is the final translated installment of helene turstens series to feature detective inspector irene huss. But the society suicide turns out to have been a carefully plotted murder. Angela kovacs stars as detective inspector irene huss in these stunning.
It strikes me as much more realistic than when the detectives fall into each case so completely. Goteborg detective inspector irene huss investigates a bizarre triple murder in the glass devil, the fifth mystery in this series but only the third translated into english by swedish author helene tursten. The glass devil lee county library system overdrive. Helene tursten audiobooks download instantly today. The character has also appeared in several swedishlanguage films. In detective inspector huss the first novel of the inspector huss series and also helenes first novel, the title character is stationed in gothenburg, sweden, and is called to investigate what appears to be a suicide. When one of his teachers fails to show up for work, a high school principal calls. The torso, book three and the glass devil, book five. An elderly lady is up to no good by helene tursten, hardcover.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by helene tursten. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the glass devil inspector huss book 4. The dead man landed on the sidewalk in front of his luxurious duplex apartment. The complex investigation immerses detective inspector irene huss and her colleagues into a world of expensive cars, fancy homes, and impressive castles in the air. Helene tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. The main character in her stories is detective inspector irene huss. The deceased male landed on the sidewalk right infront of his apartment. This is book number 1 in the an irene huss investigation series. To detective inspector irene husss surprise, her boss takes the complaint seriously, even bringing her with him to a remote cottage in southern sweden to investigate. Detective inspector huss by tursten, helene powells books. The glass devil by helene tursten 2007, hardcover for.
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Jacob, a well liked teacher, his father, an elderly minister, and his aging mother who suffered for years from depression are dead, all killed within a very short time of each other. The glass devil is the fourth in the series featuring detective inspector irene huss. The fourth investigation in the nationally bestselling swedish detective series. Other books in the irene huss series include night rounds, the torso, the glass devil, the golden calf, the beige man, and the treacherous net. The glass devil poudre river public library district.
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It is an investigation that takes huss to london in search of clues. Read download the torso inspector huss book 3 pdf pdf download. To detective inspector irene huss s surprise, her boss takes thecomplaint seriously, even bri. One nurse lies dead and another vanishes after their hospital is hit by a blackout. And now shes back with a gripping followup to detective inspector huss. The glass devil inspector huss book 4 kindle edition by tursten, helene, tucker, katarina.
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