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? 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. Helene Tursten ; Translated By Marlaine Delargy. Three Stories Were First Published In Swedish In A Collection Entitled Mina Mindre Mord Och Mysterier--copyright Page. Subtitle From Cover. In English, Translated From The Swedish.
Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Crime & Mystery
- Science Fiction
Publisher : Soho Crime
Author : Tursten, Helene
Language : English
Edition : First Ed Thus
Published :2018-11-06
Number Of Pages : 184
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1641290110
ISBN-13 : 9781641290111
Item weight : 0.4 lb
Dimensions : 0.7 in x 4.3 in x 6.4 in
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