Clementine Luijten Knihy

Flora Hansenová o sebe tvrdí, že je médium, a živí sa tým, že organizuje seansy a predstiera rozhovory s mŕtvymi. Po záhadnej vražde v Birgittagardene, domove pre mládež s poruchami správania, však odrazu trpí víziami, ktoré sú až príliš reálne. Zavolá na štokholmskú políciu a ohlási neuveriteľné skutočnosti. No len jeden jediný detektív je ochotný počúvať ju – Joona Linna. Linna podrobí miesto činu dôkladnej obhliadke. Prípad je na prvý pohľad celkom jasný, hoci svedkov niet: jedna z chovankýň v noci unikla z domova a zanechala po sebe krvavú posteľ s kladivom pod vankúšom. Ale prečo Flora trvá na tom, že vražednou zbraňou bol kameň, nie kladivo? Linna odmietne prijať jednoduché riešenia. Lenže pátranie prebudí ničivé sily, tie sa neúprosne dajú do pohybu a zavedú Joonu do nebezpečného konfliktu s osobou z jeho dávnej minulosti. Podobne ako Hypnotizér a Zmluva podľa Paganiniho aj krimiromán Svedkyňa ohňa vydržal celé mesiace na prvom mieste medzi najpredávanejšími knihami vo Švédsku. Ako napísal švédsky denník Dagens Nyheter, začítate sa do knihy "v metre cestou domov, pokračujete v čítaní aj pri večeri a neprestanete až do skorého rána". Román vyšiel vo viac než pätnástich krajinách a stal sa rovnako ako predchádzajúce Keplerove knihy medzinárodnou senzáciou.

The second Swedish-set crime thriller from the fantastic Jens Lapidus, following Stockholm Delete

Having come thus far in his deliberations, Van Veeteren gave in to temptation and lit a cigarette. It was time to address the big question, and that would no doubt need a bit of extra effort. Why? Why in hell's name should anybody march up to somebody's door, ring the bell and shoot whoever opened it?A young woman shivers in the December cold as her mother's body is laid to rest in a cemetery. The only thing that warms her is the thought of the revenge she will soon take... Then a middle-aged man is killed at his home, shot twice in the chest and twice below the belt. He had recently received a series of bizarre phone calls where an old song is played down the line - evoking an eerie sense of both familiarity and unease. Before the police can find the culprit, a second man is killed in the same way. Chief Inspector Van Veeteren and his team must dig far back into each man's past - but with few clues at each crime scene, can they find the killer before anyone else dies?

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve years have passed since he was disgraced for attempting to cover up a tragic mishap on the operating table. One morning in the depths of winter, he sees a hunched figure struggling towards him across the ice. His past is about to catch up with him. The figure approaching in the freezing cold is Harriet, the only woman he has ever loved, the woman he abandoned in order to go and study in America forty years earlier. She has sought him out in the hope that he will honour a promise made many years ago. Now in the late stages of a terminal illness, she wants to visit a small lake in northern Sweden, a place Welin's father took him once as a boy. He upholds his pledge and drives her to this beautiful pool hidden deep in the forest. On the journey through the desolate snow-covered landscape, Welin reflects on his impoverished childhood and the woman he later left behind. However, once there Welin discovers that Harriet has left the biggest surprise until last. Italian Shoes is as compelling as it is disturbing. Through his anti-hero Welin, Mankell tackles ageing and death with sensitivity and acuity, and as with the critically acclaimed Depths, delivers a moving tour-de-force on the frailty of mankind.

Stredoškolský učiteľ Janek Mitter sa v jedno ráno prebudí s ukrutnou bolesťou hlavy a nájde svoju ženu mŕtvu vo vani. Je si takmer istý, že vrahom nie je, ale obhájiť sa nevie. V osudný večer s manželkou popíjali a on si na nič nespomína. Skutočnosť, že pred príchodom polície byt starostlivo upratal, o nevine nesvedčí. Mittera zatknú a obvinia. Napriek nedostatočným dôkazom ho odsúdia a nariadia ústavnú liečbu. Prípad zaujme komisára Van Veeterena, uzavretého, cynického a svojrázneho muža so sklonom k hrubosti a melanchólii. Len čo sa pustí do skúmania pozadia vraždy, ukáže sa súvislosť so zvrátenou rodinnou históriou. Van Veeteren postupne preniká do temnej siete vzťahov, lenže vyšetrovanie skomplikuje druhá, ešte zvláštnejšia vražda.

In this superbly gritty thriller, Emilie Jansson, a new partner at a prestigious law firm, and Teddy, an ex-con trying to stay on the right side of the law, become involved with a burglary-turned-murder, but they are soon entangled in a snarly web with deep connections to Stockholm's criminal world, where history is never a thing of the past, and always ready to threaten those who lived it.

October 1914- the destroyer Svea emerged from the Stockholm archipelago bearing south-south-east. On board was Lars Tobiasson-Svartman, a naval engineer charged with making depth soundings to find a navigable channel for the Swedish navy. As a child Tobiasson-Svartman was fascinated by measurement; nothing is as magical as exact knowledge. His instinct for his profession is reflected in his comfortable domestic life with his wife - herself meticulous in every detail.Close to the waters where soundings are taken Tobiasson-Svartman alights on a barren skerry, presumed uninhabited, and is surprised to discover an unkempt young woman, Sara Fredrika. Despite her almost feral appearance, something about her strikes him to the core. The mission is a success and the Svea returns to Gothenburg. Tobiasson-Svartman, however, remains haunted by this chance encounter; his equilibrium has been disturbed, and he is now compelled to find any pretence to return to the remote islet.In DEPTHS Mankell confirms his status a writer beyond the crime genre. By delving deep into the male psyche, he has produced a novel both as tense and compelling in every way as the Wallander series, but also powerful, moving and ultimately tragic.

Tea-Bag, a young African girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden. Tania has made a long and dangerous journey to escape the horrors of human trafficking. Leyla has come with her family from Iran. All of them are facing different challenges in their new home. Meanwhile, celebrated poet Jesper Humlin is looking for inspiration. Harried by his mother and girlfriend, misunderstood by his publisher and tormented by his stockbroker, Jesper needs a new perspective on life. A chance encounter with Tea-Bag leads him into the shadow world of the immigrant experience in Sweden. Initially he sees the girls purely as material for his next work, but soon discovers they have very different ideas. In The Shadow Girls, Henning Mankell tells the extraordinary stories of three young women who are determined to overcome the hardships they face to take control of their own lives. This inspiring novel encompasses both humour and tragedy and illuminates our understanding of those left on the margins of our society.

Zweden is in de ban van een seriemoordenaar die zijn slachtoffers eerst filmt vanuit het donker, thuis waar ze zich veilig wanen, en het filmpje vervolgens op YouTube plaatst. Enkele dagen later wordt degene die gefilmd is zijn volgende slachtoffer. Het onderzoek naar de moordenaar verloopt stroef, tot bij het lichaam van het vierde slachtoffer een bewusteloze man wordt aangetroffen. De man kan zich echter niets herinneren van de moord. Om zijn onschuld te bewijzen, roept zijn familie de hulp in van hypnotiseur Erik Maria Bark. Maar de informatie die Erik verkrijgt biedt geen enkele duidelijkheid. Dan wordt er een nieuwe moord gepleegd, en de verdachte heeft dit keer een alibi. Er lijkt slechts één persoon te zijn die de zaak kan oplossen: Joona Linna. Maar die is meer dan een jaar geleden verdwenen ...

Fredrik woont alleen op een eiland. Op een morgen ziet hij een vrouw op het ijs. Het is Harriet, de vrouw die hij bijna veertig jaar geleden verliet. Ze heeft niet lang meer te leven en vraagt Fredrik haar mee te nemen naar een vennetje in het bos, waar ze ooit zouden gaan zwemmen als ze getrouwd waren. Dit is het begin van een reis door het winterse Zweden, maar ook door Fredriks eigen leven. Zal hij verantwoording nemen voor de catastrofe die hij ooit veroorzaakte?