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The treacherous net audiolibro helene tursten storytel. The dead man landed on the sidewalk in front of his luxurious duplex apartment. Clues left by the murderer point to a cult of satanists. Swedish author turstens taut third contemporary police procedural after 2006s the torso opens with a compelling setup. Review the glass devil by helene tursten euro crime. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Helene tursten born in gothenburg on february 17, 1954 is a swedish writer of crime fiction. The principal of a high school telephones his friend, inspector andersson of the goteb. Buy glass devil, the inspector irene huss investigation translation by helene tursten isbn. 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. Other books in the irene huss series include detective inspector huss, night rounds, the torso, the golden calf, the fire dance, the beige man, and the treacherous net.

Her novels feature the character detective inspector irene huss. Its one of the few detective series ive found where the lead detective works to maintain a healthy home life and work life balance. Inspector irene huss is a 40something detective and judo expert in goteborg, sweden. The glass devil book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. And now shes back with a gripping followup to detective inspector huss. The principal of a high school telephones his friend, inspector andersson of the goteborg crime police.

The glass devil book deschutes public library bibliocommons. 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. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Detective inspector huss kindle edition by tursten, helene. The first part of the book focuses on the investigation of the colleagues of the older. When one of his teachers fails to show up for work, a high school principal calls his friend on the goteborg police force. She is the author of the irene huss series, including. It is an investigation that takes huss to london in search of clues. Other books in the irene huss series include detective inspector huss, night rounds, the torso, the glass devil, the golden calf, and the. The inspector irene huss investigations soho press. Could this be the work of a cult of satanists, as the clues left by the murderer indicate. Irene huss is a former jujitsu champion, a mother of twin teenage girls, the wife of a successful chef, and a detective inspector with the violent crimes unit in goteborg, sweden.

Maureen corrigan, the washington post book world add the voice of helene tursten to the list of mystery writers who know how to craft a truly satisfying police procedural. Detective inspector irene huss and colleagues are called in. The glass devil navy general library program downloadable. The glass devil 4 by helene tursten 2008, paperback at the best. The main character in her stories is detective inspector irene huss. Irene huss finds herself embroiled in a complex and highstakes investigation. 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.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading detective inspector huss. The walls are covered with the inverted pentagram the symbol of the devils. Pastor sten schyttelius, his wife and his son, a school teacher, have been shot to death. 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. Helene tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. Helene tursten, the glass devil, a detective inspector.

During this illness, she translated medical articles for a. Inspector irene huss, stationed in goteborg, is called through the raindrenched wintry streets to the scene of an apparent suicide. Inspector huss herself is a strong character who is both intelligent and astute, being able to get to the bottom of any case through hard. She is an expert at judo and can handle herself when need be. Like previous stories from helene tursten, the glass devil rates a thumbs up with me. Detective inspector huss kindle edition by tursten. The book stars the detective huss and her colleagues who work in the violent crimes unit at their precinct. 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.

Other books in the irene huss series include detective inspector huss, night rounds, the torso, the glass devil, the golden calf, and the beige man. Huss is terrific as she investigates the triple murders, but makes little progress until she makes inquiries into the pastors investigation. Other books in the irene huss series include detective inspector huss, the torso, the glass devil, night rounds, and the golden calf. The glass devil by helene tursten is the fifth in the irene huss series.

To detective inspector irene huss s surprise, her boss takes thecomplaint seriously, even bri. Detective inspector huss an irene huss investigation. Her life takes on the typical balancing act of trying to do her job, long hours and giving her family what they need. May 17, 2007 like previous stories from helene tursten, the glass devil rates a thumbs up with me. One nurse lies dead and another vanishes after their hospital is hit by a blackout. She was born in goteborg, sweden, where she now lives with her husband and daughter.

There are also multiple books that have yet to see publication in english. In the glass devil, goteborg detective inspector irene huss investigates the murder of a family in which three of its members, a teacher, the teachers father and his mother, are murderedthe glass devil, by helene tursten in two separate locations. 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. Before becoming an author, tursten worked as a nurse and then a dentist, but was forced to leave due to illness. Detective inspector huss the english version was published in 2003 the main character of the book is named. Detective inspector irene huss and her colleagues on the violent crimes unit in goteborg, sweden, have neither clue nor motive to pursue, and when similar. The glass devil is the final translated installment of helene turstens series to feature detective inspector irene huss. Praise for detective inspector huss an absorbing, intelligent mystery that holds its own alongside the best feminine hardboiled novels currently being written. Other books in the irene huss series include detective inspector huss, night rounds, the torso, the golden calf, the fire dance, the beige man, and the. To inspector irene huss surprise, on the basis of this vague.

Chronological order of detective inspector huss books. The investigation by detective inspector irene huss takes her to london and then to scotland before she can solve this intricately plotted crime. A detective inspector with a violent crimes unit in sweden, irene possesses formidable jujitsu skills and manages to raise twin daughters alongside her work on the force. The glass devil book austin public library bibliocommons. 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. In this introductory story, inspector huss, the main character, is stationed in goteborg, sweden. The glass devil inspector huss, book 3 by helene tursten. Inspector irene huss is a detective in her 40s who is stationed in the city of gothenburg, sweden. Purchase all 8 books in this riveting series available exclusively from soho crime.

The character of irene huss originated in a series of bestselling detective novels by swedish author helene tursten. Huss is terrific as she investigates the triple murders, but makes little progress until. The first i wont tell you, but i think the second was to more correctly focus on what this novel is about. It strikes me as much more realistic than when the detectives fall into each case so completely. May 15, 2008 helene tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. Glass devil, the inspector irene huss investigation. Helene tursten, the glass devil, a detective inspector irene. The glass devil an irene huss investigation thriftbooks. Detective inspector huss paperback murder by the book.

Swedish author turstens taut third contemporary police procedural after. Irene huss and her team find jacob schyttelius, a divorced. He was a wealthy financier connected, through an oldboys network, with the first families of sweden. A pastor and his wife, as well as their son, a schoolteacher, have been shot to death in their homes in a remote swedish village. The original swedish order of the irene huss series is. The glass devil lee county library system overdrive.

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. To detective inspector irene husss surprise, her boss takes the. 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 non. This has led to her taking the series to a number of different places throughout its many successful years, all whilst remaining true to the original which is to tell the story of one inspector irene huss. This time out, detective inspector irene huss investigates the murder of a rector, his wife, and their adult son. Irene huss is a fulltime police detective as well as the wife of a chef and the mother of twin teenage girls. To detective inspector irene husss surprise, her boss takes thecomplaint seriously, even bri. The glass devil by helen tursten, 9781569474891, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Helene tursten is a swedish novelist of scandinavian crime fiction. Third volume in a wellreceived series of police procedurals with a female lead set in modern sweden. There they discover the body of the teacher in question, victim of a rifle shot to the head. Detective huss became the main character in all of turstens novels from then on. Detective inspector huss kindle edition by tursten, helene, murray, steven t download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In 1998, helene tursten published her very first novel that became.

Nov 05, 2018 helene tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. Detective inspector huss by helene tursten overdrive. 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. During this illness, she translated medical articles for a living. Detective inspector irene huss quickly pull parallels with an earlier case in which a priest was murdered. The glass devil by helene tursten overdrive rakuten. Inspector huss is a series of scandinavian crime fiction novels by swedish author helene tursten. Scandinavianbooks the glass devil, by helene tursten.