Helene Tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. Other books in the Irene Huss series include Detective Inspector Huss, The Torso, The Glass Devil, and Night Rounds. She was born in Goteborg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband and daughter.
Praise for The Golden Calf
"Huss and Persson are empathetic and attractive characters, willing
to take the extra step to navigate the case’s Byzantine
complexity."
—Adam Woog, The Seattle Times
"For decades the Swedes have excelled at crime fiction, which is
often as gloomy as their long winter nights, filled with
philosophical asides on life and politics. Procedure, rather than
clues or flights of deductive fancy, are the usual hallmarks of a
Scandinavian thriller. You'll find plenty of that in Helen
Tursten's finely crafted novels but she also pays homage to the
grand old form, down to a bit of old-fashioned alibi busting."
—Denver Post
"Compelling characters and steady suspense make this a fine Nordic
crime novel in the spirit of Henning Mankell and Karin Fossum."
—Booklist
“Both readers new to the series and avid fans will enjoy
investigating this puzzling case with Inspector Huss.”
—Library Journal
"If you are looking for an additional fix of Nordic crime fiction,
I suggest you add Helene Tursten to your list.... The Golden Calf
being more than a mystery; it is also, in part, a cautionary tale,
one that resonates quietly long after the final paragraph is
read."
—Joe Hartlaub, BookReporter.com
“Huss is a complex character, competent detective, mother of twins,
and wife of a celebrated chef. The author painstakingly creates a
satisfying police procedural.... It is written simply and
translated well, and is recommended.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Tursten strikes a good balance between ongoing character
development and the unfolding of the story.... One of the best
entries in a quietly strong series.”
—Reviewing the Evidence
“The Golden Calf has a plot with more twists and turns than a
mountain road high in the Andes, but while you're enjoying a
devious storyline, there are always...characters that live and
breathe on the page. Whenever I need a bit of a Scandinavian crime
fix, it's always a pleasure to turn to Detective Inspector Irene
Huss.”
—Kittling Books
Praise for the Irene Huss series
"As good as Louise Welsh's similarly creepy tour of Glasgow."
—Entertainment Weekly
"These days Scandinavian crime writers are thick on the ground.
It's nice to see that the women can be just as bloodthirsty as the
men."
─The New York Times Book Review
Praise for Night Rounds
"A superior Scandinavian crime novel.... Tursten does an
outstanding job of offering multiple plausible murders, making this
the rare procedural that actually requires the reader to evaluate
alibis, motives, and means to solve the
case."
─Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
"I couldn't put down this finely crafted, Swedish procedural with
its complex story line and heart-stopping climax."
─Library Journal
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