Little Maud Sets a Trap takes her back to her childhood, when she sticks up for her neurasthenic older sister, Charlotte, by taking condign, though not yet. Readers are sure to welcome a third entry in this beguiling series. An Elderly Lady Begins To Remember Her Past rehashes her latest foray into criminal violence and her satisfying escape from Tursten’s franchise detective, Inspector Irene Huss. Assured prose matches an irresistible heroine. The highlight is the concluding novella, "An Elderly Lady Takes a Trip to Africa," about a safari that proceeds without incident until Maud decides to correct the criminal behavior of a travel guide. This memory prompts Maud to recall an incident, the subject of "Little Maud Sets a Trap," in which as a child Maud took revenge on two boys who bullied her mentally challenged older sister. In "An Elderly Lady Begins to Remember Her Past," set during a flight to South Africa, Maud reflects on a recent visit by Tursten's two series detectives, Irene Huss and Embla Nystr m, who want to question her about the murder of an antique dealer found dead in her home in Gothenburg. Over the course of her adventures-or misadventures-this little bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud’s apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors.The six linked stories in Swedish author Tursten's delightful sequel to 2018's An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good showcase the ingenious murder methods that Maud, an idiosyncratic octogenarian with questionable motives, has devised over the years. It’s a solitary existence, but she likes it that way. Now in her late eighties, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father’s ancient armchair. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good: Library Edition Preloaded Digital Audio Player Unabridged, Septemby Helene Tursten (Author), Suzanne Toren (Narrator), Marlaine Delargy (Translator) 1,886 ratings Book 1 of 2: Elderly Lady See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy.
This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home.Įver since her darling father’s untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family’s spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and…no qualms about a little murder. An elderly lady is faced with a difficult dilemma An elderly lady seeks peace at Christmas time
An elderly lady has accommodation problems Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781641290111
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