Željka Černok Book order (chronological)

A train races through a saturated summer landscape. The characters in this novel are all traveling to Malma Station, and neither they nor the reader know how their fates are intertwined.[Bokinfo].

Ninni Holmqvist's eerie dystopian novel envisions a society in the not-so-distant future where men and women deemed economically worthless are sent to a retirement community called the Unit. With lavish apartments set amongst beautiful gardens and state-of-the-art facilities, elaborate gourmet meals, and wonderful music and art, they are free of financial worries and want for nothing. It's an idyllic place, but there's a catch: the residents - known as dispensables - must donate their organs, one by one, until the final donation. When Dorrit Weger arrives at the Unit, she resigns herself to this fate, seeking only peace in her final days. But she soon falls in love, and this unexpected, improbable happiness throws the future into doubt

Na otočiću Själö, u finskom arhipelagu Nagu, od 1619. godine postojala je bolnica za gubavce, a od 1785. do 1962. bila je utočište i umiralište za duševne bolesnice. Ovaj roman inspiriran je stvarnim sudbinama žena čiji su zdravstveni kartoni pohranjeni u arhivu grada Turku. Otkako je 1891. Kristina Andersson počinila nezamislivo i završila kao doživotna pacijentica, do 1997. kada je sahranjena medicinska sestra Sigrid Friman, svjedočimo stoljeću neopravanog odnosa prema duševnim bolestima, rodnoj nejednakosti i eugeničkim zastranjenjima. Priče žena poput Elli, koja je tražila ljubav, i Karin, koja se nije željela pokoriti, otkrivaju bol onih koje je društvo proglasilo bezumnima. Iako im govore da bolnica nije zatvor, mnoge ne mogu napustiti otok, a svaka ima svoju sobu koja nije ćelija, ali su ipak zaključane. Ove žene, prema metodi Jean-Martina Charcota, često su stavljene u izolaciju, što dodatno naglašava kontradikciju njihovog položaja. Njihove sudbine odražavaju ne samo osobnu patnju, već i širu društvenu stvarnost koja ih je stigmatizirala i marginalizirala.

Premda se Prvi svjetski rat bliži kraju, 1918. u Finskoj drama tek počinje. Zemlja postaje poprište sukoba crvenih i bijelih, gdje svatko mora odabrati stranu. Nesuđena nogometna zvijezda Allu slijedi put svog oca proletera, dok Cedi u građanskom ratu vidi priliku da oslobodi svoje ubilačke nagone. Cedijeva sestra Lucie bira život u svijetu jazza, gdje je glavni problem kako zaobići prohibiciju, dok njihov prijatelj Eccu pronalazi bijeg od strahota u fotografiji. Povijest im je oduzela snove o ljubavi i slavi, a pitanje golog preživljavanja postaje ključno. Ova epska priča o Helsinkiju, koja podsjeća na Altmanove Kratke rezove, potvrđuje Kjella Westöa kao jednog od najboljih suvremenih nordijskih autora. Roman je izvanredan, a intenzitet, intelektualna preciznost i elegancija kojima Westö dočarava pulsirajući Helsinki u vihoru povijesnih promjena su nenadmašni. Njegovi likovi šapuću svoje priče, a čitatelj će brzo postati vezan za svaku sudbinu. Ovo je sjajan povijesni roman koji se bez optužbi i provociranja suočava s temama o kojima se u Finskoj šuti.

THRILLER / SUSPENSE. From the bestselling author of The Hypnotist comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona Linna Stockholm, Sweden: the lifeless body of a young woman is discovered on an abandoned boat. Later, a man is found hanging alone in his apartment. Should the deaths be treated as suicide or murder? Only four people know the answer. And one man wants them dead. Can Detective Inspector Joona Linna keep them alive long enough to find out the truth?

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO IS BACK WITH A UK NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist have not been in touch for some time. Then Blomkvist is contacted by renowned Swedish scientist Professor Balder. Warned that his life is in danger, but more concerned for his son's well-being, Balder wants Millennium to publish his story - and it is a terrifying one. More interesting to Blomkvist than Balder's world-leading advances in Artificial Intelligence, is his connection with a certain female superhacker. It seems that Salander, like Balder, is a target of ruthless cyber gangsters - and a violent criminal conspiracy that will very soon bring terror to the snowbound streets of Stockholm, to the Millennium team, and to Blomkvist and Salander themselves.

Muškarci koji mrze žene potpuno je originalan politički i novinarski triler, istodobno intiman i moralan. Unatoč mračnim otkrićima Stieg Larsson je napisao književnu gozbu s likovima koje nećete tako lako zaboraviti. Michael Ondaatje Nakladnička senzacija, djelo zrelog autora koji se pojavio niotkuda. Rijetko su poklonici detektivskog žanra morali istodobno slaviti i oplakivati talent kao što je bio Larssonov. Sunday Times Švedska kriminalistička proza, kao i sama zemlja, ima i klasnu i društvenu svijest. Bilo je pitanje vremena kad će ta kultura proizvesti svoj Rat i mir. (...) Radnja i rasplet majstorsko su djelo. Ne čudi što je Europa poludjela za Blomkvistom. Sydney Morning Herald Kombinirajte jezovitu švedsku atmosferu i ćudljivu psihološku dramu Bergmanovih filmova s pirotehnikom senjskih ubojica. Dodajte bijesnu pank-heroinu nesretnog novinara i imate sastojke prvog romana Stiega Larsso megauspješnice u autorovoj domovini, senzacije u Francuskoj, Njemačkoj i Nizozemskoj. Dva Larssonova protagonista - Mikael Blomkvist, novinar koji postaje detektiv, i njegova partnerica Lisbeth Salander ili djevojka s tetovažom zmaja - oni su zbog kojih je ovaj roman više od običnoga krimića. Oboje su zahtjevni, konfliktni, izazovni ljudi. ~New York Times

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.

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.

Novinar Mikael Blomkvist, ujedno i suvlasnik novina Millennium, koji je uvjeren da je njegova dužnost boriti se protiv kriminala velikih korporacija i drugih zala suvremenog društva, te mlada Lisbeth Salander (24), mršava hakerica fotografske memorije i traumatične prošlosti s instinktom za preživljavanje koji preplaši svakoga tko joj stane na put dvoje su glavnih junaka hita Muškaraci koji mrze žene i s kojima je Stieg Larsson donio junake za dvadeset i prvo stoljeće. Roman Muškarci koji mrze žene epska je priča koja se odvija na nekoliko kontinenata, zamišljen je i kao homage velikim piscima žanra. Ovo je inteligentan i dobro napisani roman koji je istodobno saga o serijskim ubojicama, potraga za nestalima i informirani uvid u svjetove velikog kapitala i novinarstva.

Using Blanche Wittman's notebooks - 'The Book of Questions', this work weaves fact and fiction to render the extraordinary relationship of two extraordinary women at the dawn of a century of tremendous change. This is a tale of scientific discovery, death, art and love.

This is the third thriller from Liza Marklund, bestselling author of 'The Bomber', to feature Swedish newspaper reporter, Annika Bengtzon.

The adrenaline-fuelled prequel to Liza Marklund's bestselling thriller THE BOMBER Eight years before the sensational events of THE BOMBER, fledgling reporter Annika Bengtzon has just started a summer job at a Swedish tabloid. Before she can even begin to get her bearings in the gritty, fast-paced world of journalism, Annika learns that the body of a young woman has been discovered - raped, murdered and abandoned in a cemetery. A powerful government minister emerges as the prime suspect, with the general election only a few weeks away. Fuelled by ambition, hampered by inexperience, Annika finds herself immersed in a steamy underworld of sex clubs, sinister power plays and a media feeding frenzy. This murder case could become Annika's breakthrough story - or the event that seals her doom.