![]() ![]() ![]() 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. Äldre dam 1 An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy (Translator) 3. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. Now in her late 80s, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. ![]() 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 Investigation series, 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 18, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. Heres hoping Tursten brings back the flinty homicidal octogenarian for more adventures.'-Tina Jordan, The New York Times 'Witty. Tursten takes readers deep inside Mauds head as she plots the demise of anyone who crosses her. Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and.no qualms about a little murder. Praise for An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good 'A deliciously noir short story collection. ![]()
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