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Helene Tursten

Biography

Helene Tursten

Helene Tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. She is the author of 10 Detective Inspector Irene Huss novels, including THE TORSO and THE GLASS DEVIL. She was born in Göteborg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband and daughter. The highly praised Irene Huss mysteries have been translated into 20 languages and adapted into a popular film and television series.

Books by Helene Tursten

Night Rounds: A Detective Inspector Irene Huss Investigation
by Helene Tursten - Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

One nurse lies dead and another vanishes after their hospital is hit by a blackout. The only witness claims to have seen Nurse Tekla doing her rounds, but Nurse Tekla died 60 years ago. Detective Inspector Irene Huss has the challenge of disentangling wandering ghosts and complex human relationships to get to the bottom of this intriguing case.

Detective Inspector Huss
by Helene Tursten - Crime Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

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.