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    Before the Frost
    Il cielo è un posto sulla terra
    The Secret Life of Mr Roos
    La guida scandinava per vivere 10 anni di più. Dieci semplici consigli per una vita più sana e felice.
    The Girl Who Played with Fire
    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
    • I manuali sullo stile di vita e le diete sono di gran moda, ma di solito prescrivono regole rigide e difficili da seguire. Oppure sono troppo lunghi: chi ha il tempo di leggere 300 pagine sulla disciplina e i cambiamenti radicali da imporre alla propria vita? I 10 semplici consigli che questo libro raccoglie, ispirati al salutare stile di vita scandinavo, allungheranno la vostra vita di 10 anni in poco più di 150 pagine. Bertil Marklund racconta in questa guida le piccole scelte quotidiane che possiamo fare per migliorare la qualità della nostra vita: dal giusto riposo all’alimentazione, dall’esercizio fisico al rapporto con gli altri. Tutti possiamo facilmente mettere in pratica almeno qualcuno dei cambiamenti suggeriti in questo libro senza dover stravolgere le nostre abitudini. Grazie ai suoi consigli semplici ma efficaci, il dottor Marklund – ormai una star in tutta Europa – diventerà il vostro migliore amico, e un alleato prezioso per la vostra salute.

      La guida scandinava per vivere 10 anni di più. Dieci semplici consigli per una vita più sana e felice.2017
      2.0
    • Four friends celebrate winning the lottery. Just hours later, one of them - Waldemar Leverkuhn - is found stabbed to death in his home. With Chief Inspector Van Veeteren on sabbatical, working in a second hand bookshop, the case is assigned to Inspector Munster. But when another member of the lottery group disappears, as well as Leverkuhn's neighbour, Munster appeals to Van Veeteren for assistance. Soon Munster will find himself interviewing the Leverkuhn family, including the eldest - Irene - a resident of a psychiatric clinic. And as he delves deeper into the family's history, he will discover dark secrets and startling twists, which not only threaten the clarity of the case - but also his life...

      The Unlucky Lottery2017
      3.7
    • Brama

      • 540 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      Tra le strade di Londra, scosse dai tumulti del G20, un uomo asiatico viene investito mentre cerca di comunicare con un osservatore dell’Europol. Le sue ultime parole, sussurrate all’ispettore Arto Söderstedt, risultano incomprensibili. Pochi giorni dopo, in un parco della capitale, viene trovato il corpo di una donna, anche lei portatrice di un messaggio per la segretissima unità operativa OpCop dell’Europol, che si trova ad affrontare la sua prima indagine. I due casi di morte, inizialmente considerati isolati, rivelano un sorprendente nesso che si estende dall’Asia all’America, coinvolgendo gruppi malavitosi di vari paesi. OpCop ha come obiettivo dichiarato la lotta contro la criminalità internazionale. Questo thriller segna l’inizio di una nuova serie di polizieschi da uno dei migliori autori del genere nordico, che unisce le caratteristiche del thriller scandinavo e americano. La squadra di Söderstedt deve operare in un contesto in cui internet e la fluidità delle frontiere hanno globalizzato il crimine, con avidità e corruzione che si estendono oltre i confini nazionali. Arne Dahl offre un thriller avvincente e inquietantemente realistico, che intreccia brama, denaro e potere, riflettendo provocatoriamente il nostro tempo.

      Brama2014
      3.6
    • The swimmer

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      GUILT. ATONEMENT. REVENGE. On a remote Swedish island, a little girl, Klara, grows up without a father. Now, twenty years later, she discovers a secret: a secret that powerful men will kill to keep hidden. On the other side of the world, an old spy hides from his past. He used to be the best agent in the field. These days the only thing he lives for is swimming in the local pool. Then, on Christmas eve, Klara is thrown into a terrifying chase across Europe. Only the Swimmer can save her. But time is running out...

      The swimmer2014
      3.6
    • Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in Intensive Care, and is set to face trial for three murders and one attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must not only prove her innocence, but identify and denounce the corrupt politicians that have allowed the vulnerable to become victims of abuse and violence. Once a victim herself, Salander is now ready to fight back.

      The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest2010
      4.3
    • The Girl Who Played with Fire

      • 569 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about sex trafficking in Sweden are murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. Mikael Blomkvist, Millennium magazine's legendary star reporter, does not believe the police. Using all his magazine staff and resources to prove Salander's innocence, Blomkvist also uncovers her terrible past, spent in criminally corrupt institutions. Yet Salander is more avenging angel than helpless victim. She may be an expert at staying out of sight - but she has ways of tracking down her most elusive enemies.

      The Girl Who Played with Fire2010
      4.2
    • The Secret Life of Mr Roos

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      A man starts a double life after a secret lottery win. But he can’t know just how sour his new life will turn . . .

      The Secret Life of Mr Roos2010
      3.8
    • Il cielo è un posto sulla terra

      • 453 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      In una Goteborg autunnale, dove il rapido accorciarsi delle giornate prelude al lungo buio dell'inverno, tre stazioni di polizia ricevono le allarmate denunce di genitori i cui figli sono stati avvicinati da uno sconosciuto. All'apparenza, nessuno dei piccoli ha subito molestie di alcun genere: l'uomo si è limitato a farli salire sulla sua auto e a chiacchierare brevemente con loro. Ma dopo qualche tempo un quarto bambino viene ritrovato gravemente ferito e un quinto scompare, rapito dal passeggino in un centro commerciale durante un attimo di distrazione della madre. Il commissario Erik Winter, che già si sta occupando di una serie di singolari aggressioni a studenti universitari, si sente toccato personalmente, in quanto i bambini hanno grosso modo l'età di sua figlia Elsa. Mette così in campo tutta la sua competenza di poliziotto e il suo intuito di genitore. E a poco a poco comincia a ricostruire l'oscuro legame che unisce i due filoni di indagine.

      Il cielo è un posto sulla terra2010
      3.8
    • The Inspector and Silence

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Dass er spannende Geschichten erzählen kann, deren Auflösung auch Kenner des Genres unerwartet trifft, hat btb-Bestsellerautor Håkan Nesser bereits mehrfach und mit großem Erfolg bewiesen. Seine Fangemeinde in Deutschland ist inzwischen riesig. Mit seinem eigenwilligen Ermittler Van Veeteren hat er einen Helden geschaffen, der das Zeug zum Klassiker hat - ein Mann mittleren Alters mit Magenbeschwerden, der klassische Musik liebt und seine Fälle mit einer Mischung aus schwarzem Humor und Intuition löst. Diesmal steht Van Veeteren vor einer besonders schwierigen Aufgabe. Aus einem Ferienlager sind zwei kleine Mädchen verschwunden. Kurz darauf werden sie ermordet aufgefunden. Steckt ein obskurer Sektenführer hinter den Taten? Oder hat man es mit einem unbekannten Psychopathen zu tun? Vor allem aber: Kann Van Veeteren ihn stoppen, bevor er erneut zuschlägt?

      The Inspector and Silence2007
      3.7
    • Before the Frost

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The internationally acclaimed crime writer introduces a new, young heroine with a familiar father. Linda Wallander is bored. Just graduated from the police academy, she is waiting to start work at the Ystad police station and move into her own apartment. Meantime, she is living with her father and, like fathers and daughters everywhere, they are driving each other crazy. Nor will they be able to escape each other when she moves out. Her father is Inspector Kurt Wallander, a veteran of the Ystad police force, whom she will have to work alongside. Linda's boredom doesn't last long. Soon she is embroiled in the case of her childhood friend Anna, who has inexplicably disappeared. As the investigation proceeds, she makes a few rookie mistakes. They are understandable, but they are also life-threatening. And as the case her father is working on dovetails with her own, something far more calculated and dangerous than either could have imagined begins to emerge. Already an international bestseller, Before the Frost inaugurates Henning Mankell's new mystery series about Linda Wallander, and also features Stefan Lindman of The Return of the Dancing Master.

      Before the Frost2007
      3.9
    • A new case for Chief Inspector Van Veeteren - the complicated history of a nearly perfect murder. On a sunny August day a man is released from prison. On a rainy April day children at play find his corpse. The fact that the dead man is Leopold Verhaven only becomes clear after some time because the mutilated corpse is without its head, legs and feet. Who would be interested in killing this man, a double murderer who spent 24 years in prison? Determined to let no case go unsolved, Chief Inspector Van Veeteren reopens the case. What he discovers is that Verhaven was a star sprinter before he went to prison for allegedly killing two of his lovers. However, he never confessed to the murders and spent a lifetime proclaiming his innocence. Was he killed because someone thought he had not been punished enough? Or was someone afraid of Verhaven's revenge? A terrible suspicion stalks Van Veeteren: had Verhaven been telling the truth? Was he really innocent?

      The Return2005
      3.7
    • The Royal Physician's Visit

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      An international sensation, The Royal Physician's Visit magnificently recasts the dramatic era of Danish history when Johann Friedrich Struensee -- court physician to mad young King Christian -- stepped through an aperture in history and became the holder of absolute power in Denmark. His is a gripping tale of power, sex, love, and the life of the mind, and it is superbly rendered here by one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers. A charismatic German doctor and brilliant intellectual, Struensee used his influence to introduce hundreds of reforms in Denmark in the 1760s. He had a tender and erotic affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde, who was unsatisfied by her unstable, childlike husband. Yet Struensee lacked the subtlety of a skilled politician and the cunning to choose enemies wisely; these flaws proved fatal, and would eventually lead to his tragic demise.

      The Royal Physician's Visit2001
      3.8