Max, Liv, Anton en Martina leiden een benijdenswaardig leven: de tieners wonen in de meest prestigieuze wijk van Stockholm en kunnen dankzij de rijkdom van hun ouders alles veroorloven wat ze willen. Op oudejaarsavond vieren ze samen in pure luxe. Oesters en kaviaar worden geserveerd, de champagne vloeit rijkelijk. Maar wanneer Liv haar vrienden uitnodigt voor een ogenschijnlijk onschuldig spel, komt de perfecte wereld snel onder druk te staan. Duistere geheimen komen aan het licht en zetten alle regels op losse schroeven …
Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing expose on social injustice, "The Girl Who Played with Fire" is a masterful, endlessly satisfying novel. Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine "Millennium," has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past." "
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. There was no corpse, no witnesses, no evidence. But her uncle, Henrik, is convinced that she was murdered by someone in her own family the deeply dysfunctional Vanger clan. Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomqvist is hired to investigate, but when he links Harriet s disappearance to a string of gruesome murders from forty years ago, he needs a competent assistant and he gets one: computer hacker Lisbeth Salander a tattoed, truculent, angry girl who rides a motorbike like a Hell s Angel and handles makeshift weapons with the skill born of remorseless rage. This unlikely pair form a fragile bond as they delve into the sinister past of this island-bound, tightly-knit family. But the Vangers are a secretive lot, and Mikael and Lisbeth are about to find out just how far they re prepared to go to protect themselves and each other.
The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larsson’s internationally best-selling trilogy Lisbeth Salander—the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels—lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge—against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now Salander is fighting back.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
Tumba, Sweden. A triple homicide, all of the victims from the same family, captivates Detective Inspector Joona Linna, who demands to investigate the grisly murders - against the wishes of the national police. The killer is at large, and it appears that the elder sister of the family escaped the carnage; it seems only a matter of time until she, too, is murdered. But where can Linna begin? The only surviving witness is an intended victim - the boy whose mother, father, and little sister were killed before his eyes. Whoever committed the crimes intended for this boy to die - he has suffered more than one hundred knife wounds and Lapsed into a state of shock. He's in no condition to be questioned. Desperate for information, Linna sees one mode of recourse; hypnotism. He enlists Dr. Erik Maria Bark to mesmerize the boy, hoping to discover the killer through his eyes. It's the sort of work that Bark had sworn he would never do again-ethically dubious and psychically scarring. When he breaks his promise and hypnotizes the victim, a Long and terrifying chain of events begins to unfurl.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sven-Erik Cederén is eigenaar van het medisch instituut MedForsk. Hij wordt gezien als de moordenaar van zijn vrouw en dochtertje. Daarna zou hij zelfmoord hebben gepleegd. Als MedForsk door actievoerders opgedragen wordt te stoppen met illegale dierproeven, heropent rechercheur Ann Lindell het moordonderzoek.
