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171 pages ; 16 cm |
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In English, translated from the Swedish. |
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"Three stories were first published in Swedish in a collection entitled Mina mindre mord och mysterier"--Copyright page. |
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Subtitle from cover. |
| Summary |
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late eighties, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. Over the course of her adventures--or misadventures--this little bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud's apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors. But when the local authorities are called to investigate a dead body found in Maud's apartment, will Maud finally become a suspect? |
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An elderly lady has accommodation problems -- An elderly lady on her travels -- An elderly lady seeks peace at Christmastime -- The antique dealer's death -- An elderly lady is faced with a difficult dilemma. |
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Older people -- Fiction.
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Murderers -- Fiction.
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Göteborg (Sweden) -- Fiction.
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Murderers. (OCoLC)fst01029821
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Older people. (OCoLC)fst01199093
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Sweden -- Göteborg. (OCoLC)fst01204920 |
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FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor.
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FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime.
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FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
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Short stories.
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Humorous fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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Murderers -- Fiction.
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Older people -- Fiction.
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Göteborg (Sweden) -- Fiction. |
| Genre |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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Humorous fiction.
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Short stories.
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Novels.
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Mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Humorous fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726649
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Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Added Author |
Delargy, Marlaine, translator.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selection. English.
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| ISBN |
1641290110 (hbk.) |
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9781641290111 (hbk.) : $12.99 |
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