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Helene Tursten

Born

in Gothenburg, Sweden

February 17, 1954

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Helene Tursten (born in Gothenburg in 1954) is a Swedish writer of crime fiction. The main character in her stories is Detective Inspector Irene Huss. Before becoming an author, Tursten worked as a nurse and then a dentist, but was forced to leave due to illness. During her illness she worked as a translator of medical articles.

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Average rating: 3.75 · 28,876 ratings · 3,604 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 7,820 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Detective Inspector Huss (Inspector Huss #1) 3.66 avg rating — 4,350 ratings — published 1998 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Rounds (Inspector Huss #2) 3.77 avg rating — 3,091 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Torso (Inspector Huss #3) by Helene Tursten, Katarina Emilie Tucker (Translator) 3.82 avg rating — 2,617 ratings — published 1999 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glass Devil (Inspector Huss #4) 3.78 avg rating — 2,412 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Calf (Inspector Huss #5) 3.76 avg rating — 1,415 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beige Man (Inspector Huss #7) 3.76 avg rating — 1,127 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fire Dance (Inspector Huss #6) 3.74 avg rating — 1,110 ratings — published 2005 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Treacherous Net (Inspector Huss, #8) by Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy (Translation) 3.77 avg rating — 932 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunting Game (Embla Nyström, #1) by Helene Tursten, Paul Norlén (Translation) 3.30 avg rating — 1,166 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Inspector Huss (10 books)
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3.76 avg rating — 18,477 ratings

Embla Nyström (3 books)
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Quotes by Helene Tursten

“A glass devil is a person in whom evil becomes transparent. People simply don't see it, despite the fact that it's there all the time.”
― Helen Tursten

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“Again the problem of attitudes toward middle-aged, competent women. Why were they so intimidating?”
― Helene Tursten, Detective Inspector Huss

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“The difference between a wise person and a foolish person is that the wise one does not repeat his mistakes,”
― Helene Tursten, The Golden Calf

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Voting for October 2020 Group Read - Translated

The Bat by Jo Nesbø

8 votes, 27.6%

Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen

6 votes, 20.7%

The Girl Without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo

4 votes, 13.8%

Still Waters by Viveca Sten

3 votes, 10.3%

Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson

2 votes, 6.9%

Hard Rain by Irma Venter

1 vote, 3.4%

Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten

1 vote, 3.4%

Devil's Peak by Deon Meyer

1 vote, 3.4%

Kill the Father by Sandrone Dazieri

1 vote, 3.4%

The A26 by Pascal Garnier

1 vote, 3.4%

Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason

1 vote, 3.4%

Unseen by Mari Jungstedt

0 votes, 0.0%

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