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Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga

    In the Heat of the Moment
    Koekoeksjong / druk 1
    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
    The Hypnotist
    The Girl Who Played with Fire
    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
    • 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' Nest
      4.3
    • On the eve of publisher Mikael Blomkvist's story about sex trafficking between Eastern Europe and Sweden, two investigating reporters are murdered. And even more shocking for Mikael Blomkvist: the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander--the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker who came to his aid years before.

      The Girl Who Played with Fire
      4.2
    • The Hypnotist

      • 616 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      "Swedish Detective Inspector Joona Linna investigates the murders of three family members whose killing was witnessed by a fourth intended victim, a traumatized child whose shock Linna hopes to penetrate through hypnotism."--NoveList.

      The Hypnotist
      4.2
    • The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

      • 542 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      The Industrialist: Henrik Vanger, head of the dynastic Vanger Corp. is tormented by the loss of a child decades earlier and convinced that a member of his family committed murder. The Journalist: Mikael Blomkvist delves deep into the Vangers' past to uncover the truth behind the unsolved mystery. But someone else wants the past to remain a secret and will go to any lengths to keep it that way. The girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Lisbeth Salander, the enigmatic, delinquent and dangerous security specialist, assists in the investigation. A genius computer hacker, she tolerates no restrictions placed upon her by individual, society or the law. (back cover)

      The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
      4.1
    • Koekoeksjong / druk 1

      • 478 pages
      • 17 hours of reading

      Nadat de Zweedse journaliste Maria Allende in 2007 met haar man en dochtertje van een huurflat is verhuisd naar een rijtjeshuis in een groene wijk in Stockholm, blijkt dat de vorige bewoonster er na langdurige mishandeling is vermoord door haar man. Buiten haar schuld werkloos, heeft Maria tijd en gaat onderzoek doen. Tegelijkertijd vraagt officier van justitie Madeleine Edwards zich met commissaris Mats Hjorne af of de zelfmoord van een Iraanse jongen van 19 niet een door eerwraak ingegeven moord is. Wat Maria en Madeleine verbindt, is hun frustratie over de beperkingen van de vrouwenrol. Deze tweede thriller van de Zweedse misdaadverslaggeefster (1974) bevestigt haar groeiende reputatie als misdaadauteur. Het uitstekend opgebouwde, goed vertaalde verhaal, waarin twee zaken van verschillende kanten worden belicht en goed met elkaar worden verbonden door de frustratie van de twee vrouwen, is spannend met een zeer verrassend slot en actueel door onderwerpen als eerwraak, tweede generatieproblematiek en feminisme.

      Koekoeksjong / druk 1
      3.9
    • In the Heat of the Moment

      • 413 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      What's a lie among friends? It's murder--in this riveting thriller by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of Tonight You're Dead... It's Midsummer's Eve, the celebration of the longest day of the year, and on Sandhamn it's the longest party of the year. But the fun comes to a dead halt when a young reveler is murdered, a teenage girl is found drugged and dazed on the beach, and other young women vanish. So far, what links the victims is a mystery. For Nora Linde and her new boyfriend, Jonas Sköld, the crimes are personal: one of the missing girls is Wilma, Jonas's daughter. And her disappearance could test Nora and Jonas's relationship in ways they never expected. Thrust into the investigation, they soon discover that it's more than a case of bad blood between friends. But the truth, which has receded into a haze of carousing, drugs, and liquor, is getting harder to see. If Nora and Jonas are going to find out what happened to Wilma, they'd better do it fast--before the ebbing tides sweep away all the terrible secrets of that night on Sandhamn Island.

      In the Heat of the Moment
      4.0
    • Tonight You're Dead

      • 415 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      "Previously published as I natt èar du dèod by Forum in Sweden in 2011. Translated from Swedish by Marlaine Delargy. First published in English by AmazonCrossing in 2017"--T.p. verso.

      Tonight You're Dead
      3.9
    • Stieg Larsson

      The Man Behind The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      In 2005, Lisbeth Salander emerged as a cultural icon through a bestselling suspense series and its film adaptations. Her creator, Stieg Larsson, tragically passed away from a heart attack just before the first book's release, leaving behind a legacy filled with mystery and controversy. Journalist and activist Kurdo Baksi, who collaborated with Larsson for a decade and is featured in his fiction, offers a heartfelt tribute that also serves as an insightful analysis of Larsson’s life. This memoir seeks to unravel the complexities surrounding Larsson, exploring his upbringing, the death threats from neo-Nazi groups that affected both men, and his struggles with insomnia alongside an extraordinary work ethic. Baksi also addresses Larsson's unwavering dogmatism, which often led him into conflict. Through Baksi’s reflections, readers gain insight into the darker memories that inspired Larsson's writing and how his character traits are mirrored in his iconic creations. The narrative has sparked both praise and criticism from Larsson's family, fans, and reviewers, making it a compelling read that raises as many questions as it answers, essential for any admirer of the series.

      Stieg Larsson
      3.5
    • To the Top of the Mountain

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      A man is blown up in a high-security prison. A major drugs baron comes under attack. A massacre takes place in a dark suburb. Detective Paul Hjelm and his team have been disbanded and discredited, the six detectives scattered throughout Sweden. But now something dangerous is approaching, and only Hjelm and his team can stop it.

      To the Top of the Mountain
      3.6
    • Detective Paul Hjelm is placed into an elite team of officers and sent on a mission to track down a killer who has been systematically targeting business leaders, a case that pits them against the Russian Mafia and Sweden's secret wealthy societies.

      The Blinded Man
      3.7
    • Nachtzwaluw

      • 382 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Tijdens een hectische nacht in het centrum van Uppsala is Sebastian Holmberg vermoord. Er is een verdachte met een motief: Marcus zou Sebastian hebben gedood omdat die zijn vriendin heeft afgepikt. Maar volgens inspecteur Ann Lindell is Marcus niet tot zo’n daad in staat. Zonder dat Ann Lindell dit weet, is er een tweede verdachte, uit een geheel andere hoek. Ali heeft zijn neef Mehrdad in de relnacht bij de vermoorde jongen gezien en verdenkt hem. Mehrdad ontkent. Hij vraagt Ali de echte dader op te sporen en besluit vervolgens deze dader te chanteren.

      Nachtzwaluw
      3.4
    • Bad Blood

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      The investigation unfolds after a Swedish literary critic is found brutally murdered at Newark International Airport, prompting police to chase a cunning killer who has stolen the victim's ticket and escaped to Stockholm. As authorities delve into the case, they grapple with the complexities of international crime and the blurred lines between literary circles and dark motives. The pursuit leads them into a web of intrigue that spans across borders, revealing unexpected connections and the chilling consequences of obsession.

      Bad Blood
      3.5
    • Flickan under gatan

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Det är vinter och bitande kallt. Ewert Grens har trettiofyra olösta fall på sitt bord. Hans älskade Anni ligger dessutom svårt sjuk. Men när en död kvinna hittas i en kulvert under S:t Görans sjukhus får han lägga allt annat åt sidan.Samtidigt står plötsligt fyrtiotre övergivna barn, som talar ett främmande språk, i polishusets entré.Ewerts kollega Mariana Hermansson dras in i en uppslitande brottsutredning som sträcker sig utanför Sveriges gränser.Två märkliga fall måste lösas. Och till slut tvingas Ewert Grens och hans kollegor ner under Stockholms gator för att söka en mördare. Till en värld där människor lever sina vardagsliv i tunnlarna, en värld de inte visste existerade.

      Flickan under gatan
      3.3
    • Still Waters

      • 434 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      The first book in Swedish author Viveca Sten's enormously popular Sandhamn Murders series. On a hot July morning on Sweden's idyllic vacation island of Sandhamn, a man takes his dog for a walk and makes a gruesome discovery: a body, tangled in fishing net, has washed ashore. Police detective Thomas Andreasson is the first to arrive on the scene. Before long, he has identified the deceased as Krister Berggren, a bachelor from the mainland who has been missing for months. All signs point to an accident--until another brutalized corpse is found at the local bed-and-breakfast. But this time it is Berggren's cousin, whom Thomas interviewed in Stockholm just days before. As the island's residents reel from the news, Thomas turns to his childhood friend, local lawyer Nora Linde. Together, they attempt to unravel the riddles left behind by these two mysterious outsiders--while trying to make sense of the difficult twists their own lives have taken since the shared summer days of their youth.

      Still Waters
      3.4
    • This spellbinding new thriller opens when a young father fails to show up for supper on a snowy night just before Christmas. His is not the only sinister disappearance, and before the final breathtaking climax, a secret killer terrorizes an entire frightened town.Despite being on maternity leave, Inspector Ann Lindell is determined to find John's murderer. The cruel cat-and-mouse game that follows leads Ann to a deadly confrontation with a treacherous killer. Ann must decide whether to take a huge risk that could result in many more dead bodies in the snow, including hers and that of her unborn child.

      The Princess of Burundi
      3.4
    • Zwarte leugens, rood bloed

      • 381 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      De passie tussen inspecteur Ann Lindell en journalist Anders Brant is groot, tot hij plots op reis gaat en niets meer van zich laat horen. Als kort daarna het lichaam van een dakloze man wordt gevonden, die een papiertje met daarop het telefoonnummer van Anders bij zich draagt, lijkt het plotselinge vertrek van de journalist wel erg verdacht. Ann verzwijgt haar relatie met Anders tegenover haar collega’s en probeert zelf met hem in contact te komen, maar tevergeefs. Anders heeft heel andere dingen aan zijn hoofd …

      Zwarte leugens, rood bloed
      3.1
    • Il giardino di pietra

      • 338 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Eine junge Frau und ihre sechsjährige Tochter sind bei einem Verkehrsunfall ums Leben gekommen: Fahrerflucht. Doch die Untersuchungen zum Tathergang lassen bald ahnen, dass es sich um einen sorgfältig inszenierten Mord handelt. Unter dringendem Tatverdacht steht der Vater und Ehemann Sven-Erik Cederen, Forschungsdirektor des Unternehmens MedForsk in Uppsala. Aber warum sollte er Frau und Kind töten? Wenige Tage später wird auch Cederen tot aufgefunden. Alle Indizien sprechen für einen Selbstmord; und damit scheint sich der Fall als Familientragödie zu entwirren. Die Akten werden beiseite geräumt, obwohl noch viele Fragen offenbleiben. Zu viele, meint Kommissarin Ann Lindell. Sie beginnt von neuem mit dem Aktenstudium und kommt einem internationalen Pharmaskandal auf die Spur

      Il giardino di pietra
      3.2
    • Een man om van te houden

      Zout op mijn huid in Zweden! - Roman

      • 205 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Als een door de ziekte van haar man vrijwel alleenstaande moeder een bemiddelde jongeman ontmoet, raakt ze in tweestrijd.

      Een man om van te houden