Author Readalikes: Stieg Larsson

Annotation:Fingerprint expert Lena is reminded of her own mysterious childhood as she investigates a series of crib deaths that may actually be the work of a serial killer.

Annotation:After being provided with a free dinner by a wealthy business man, a young homeless girl from Stockholm is considered the prime suspect after his dead body is discovered the following morning.

Annotation:Investigators have no obvious lead after they discover a loner dead in his apartment. However, when they find pornography on his computer, a photograph of a young girl’s grave, and a cryptic note left behind, it becomes apparent that there is a lot more twists to this case.

Annotation:Private investigator Jackson Brodie must solve a variety of gory murders.

Annotation:During a police raid, Detective Inspector Frank Frolich of the Oslo Police saves the life of a young woman. However, he soon finds out that she is the sister of a wanted gang member. Now Frolich must determine if he has found true love or if he is being used as a pawn for the betterment of the gang.

Annotation:Annie is all too familiar with the man her daughter has fallen for. That’s because Annie believes this is the man who murdered her lover.

Annotation:In a scenic Scandinavian village, tranquility is a way a life. That is, until a naked corpse is found floating in the nearby lake.

Annotation:A young girl’s murder brings back haunting memories for Irish detective Rob Ryan.

Annotation:After several children go missing, Police Commissioner Stubo and FBI profiler Johanna Vik take a personal interest when the bodies of the missing children start appearing in their family's homes with notes that say, "You got what you deserved."

Annotation:The winner of Sweden’s Best Crime Novel Award, the mystery begins when the body of a young man is found mutilated on the floor of a Swedish church.

Annotation:Responding to a routine call, Inspector Wallander is astonished when he arrives at a farmhouse and finds a man’s tortured body lying next to his dying wife. With her last breath, the woman gives Wallander his only clue and his investigation begins.

Annotation:Given a mundane assignment, Investigator Harry Hole gets a lot more than he bargained for after his partner makes a stunning discovery.

Annotation:Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is called upon by the police chief to investigate two ax murders in a remote town. Van Veeteren soon intensifies his investigation when a third victim is found and the police chief goes missing.

Annotation:When people are murdered on a bus, the press calls it a madman’s random act of violence, but when the Superintendent of the Stockholm Homicide Squad finds out that one of his best detectives was on the bus, he believes the target was no accident.

Annotation:Decades after a boy goes missing, his grandfather receives a mysterious package in the mail that may help finally catch a child murderer.

Annotation:A wealthy man’s apparent suicide turns out to be a murder plot and Detective Inspector Irene Huss must tangle with dregs of Swedish society in order to find the killer.

Annotation:Why would a man who had a cozy life on a nice quiet street suddenly commit suicide? Detective-Adjutant Grijpstra and Sergeant de Gier don’t think he did, and they’re looking for the man’s murderer.
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