Swedish Crime

Just when things have finally cooled down for 88-year-old Maud after the disturbing discovery of a dead body in her apartment in Gothenburg, a couple of detectives return to her doorstep. Though Maud dodges their questions with the skill of an Olympic gymnast a fifth of her age, she wonders if suspicion has fallen on her, little old lady that she is. The truth is, ever since Maud was a girl, death has seemed to follow her....

Rebecka Martinsson is heading home to Kiruna, the town she'd left in disgrace years before. A Stockholm attorney, Rebecka has a good reason to return: her friend, Sanna, whose brother has been horrifically murdered in the revivalist church his charisma helped create. Beautiful and fragile, Sanna needs someone like Rebecka to remove the shadow of guilt that is engulfing her, to forestall an ambitious prosecutor and a dogged policewoman.

In her international bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Margareta Magnusson introduced the world to the Swedish tradition of döstädning, or “death cleaning”—clearing out your unnecessary belongings so others don’t have to do it for you. Now, unburdened by (literal and emotional) baggage, Magnusson is able to focus on what makes each day worth living. In her new book she reveals her discoveries about aging—some difficult to accept, many rather wondrous.

What if letting go of clutter could help you hold on to what really matters? Inspired by the profound principles of Swedish Death Cleaning, this thoughtful guide offers more than organization—it’s a path to clarity, peace, and purpose. Whether you’re preparing for a transition or simply craving a simpler lifestyle, you’ll discover practical steps and heartfelt reflection to help you live more intentionally with less. Are you ready to simplify your life, unclutter your home, heart, mind, and soul? Are you tired of dusting and maintaining too many things? Is your heart weighed down by...

Are you drowning in decades of accumulated possessions, feeling like your own home has turned into a maze of memories and clutter? Is the idea of your family sifting through a lifetime of belongings a daunting thought, pushing you to seek a cleaner, clearer path for the future? Do you crave the liberation of minimalism but fear the process of getting there, overwhelmed by where to start and what to keep?" No matter your age or stage in life, Swedish death cleaning is for you. This book guides you through the nuanced layers of decluttering that resonate with the American spirit and way of life.

På ett av Varbergs berömda nakenbad för damer görs en fasansfull upptäckt. Under en bänk hittas kroppen av en man som blivit mördad. Ingen vet vem han är. Polisen på orten, med Leo Colbjörnsen i spetsen, tar sig an fallet men det till synes lokala brottet visar sig ha förgreningar långt utanför landets gränser. Dessutom finns en djupt bevarad hemlighet kopplad till mordet, som om den uppdagas kan leda till en konstitutionell katastrof för ett redan skandaltyngt kungahus. Vem vill till varje pris låta den sanningen bli begravd tillsammans med sina offer?

An advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend and casually appropriates the image for an advertisement. What he doesn’t realize is that included in the scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captured the attention of a man who offers a menacing ultimatum: find the sheep or face dire consequences.

Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide for his daughter, Sally. Struggling to pay rent, he welcomes a lodger into their home: Karla, a law student and aspiring judge, who works as a housekeeper to make ends meet. Her clients are the Rytters, an incredibly wealthy couple who hide behind closed doors. The wife is ill and hasn’t left the house in months. The husband is controlling and obsessive. Is he just a worried husband, concerned for his wife’s health? Or is there something more sinister at play?

USA år 2000. Den skrupelfrie kinesiske affärsmannen Qin Shang handlar med människoliv. Han har tjänat en fabulös förmögenhet genom att smuggla in kineser i USA. Den stora illegala invandringen är ett växande bekymmer för landet och den amerikanske presidenten ger immigrationsmyndigheterna i samarbete med Dirk Pitts NUMA i uppdrag att sätta stopp för Shang. I jakten på den hänsynslöse smugglaren upptäcker Dirk Pitt att Qin Shang låtit bygga en jättelik hamnanläggning vid Mississippifloden mitt ute i vildmarken i Louisiana. Varför har han valt ett så otillgängligt ställe?

When a British heir hunter fails to return home after a trip to Malmö, Inspector Anita Sundström doesn't want to get entangled in a simple missing persons case. She shows a similar reluctance when her ex-husband begs her to find his girlfriend, who seems to have disappeared. But when the mysteries take a sinister turn, Sundström finds herself inextricably involved in both baffling affairs, one of which seems to be connected to a robbery that took place 20 years earlier. As the cases begin to unravel, tragedy awaits the investigating team.

Så tidigt flugorna kommer i år, tänker änkan Hillman och viftar bort de efterhängsna djuren från ostsmörgåsen. Vad hon inte vet är att i lägenheten intill är flugorna betydligt fler. Där gör Varbergspolisen en fasansfull upptäckt: Liket av en kvinna med krossat huvud. Detta visar sig vara det första i en serie kallblodiga mord. Av gärnings-mannen finns inga spår och något motiv verkar inte finnas. Poliskommissarie Colbjörnsen och hans spaningsgrupp famlar i blindo.