A Small Indiscretion

Denise Rudberg

ISBN 10: 1477817697 / ISBN 13: 9781477817698

Published by Amazon Publishing, US, 2014

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Marianne Jidhoff is having trouble getting back on her feet after the death of her husband, Hans. As Stockholm's Attorney General, Hans was known as much for his marital indiscretions as his ability to solve complex cases. But Olle Lundqvist, Lead Prosecutor at the department and Marianne's friend of many years, knows that she was the brain behind Hans's success. He persuades her to come back to work, and she quickly shakes her grief as she finds herself at the center of a series of mysterious killings among Stockholm's upper echelons. Marianne teams up with the brash and handsome investigator Torsten Ehn to find out who is behind the murders, and together they uncover a kinky secret society populated by the city's elite.This sexy twist on the Scandinavian crime tradition-dubbed Elegant Crime by the author-is both a colorful glimpse into the rarefied world of Sweden's rich and powerful and a beguiling mystery featuring a cast of unforgettable characters.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Small Indiscretion
• Publisher: Amazon Publishing, US
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1477817697
• ISBN 13: 9781477817698
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Marianne Jidhoff is having trouble getting back on her feet after the death of her husband, Hans. As Stockholm’s Attorney General, Hans was known as much for his marital indiscretions as his ability to solve complex cases. But Olle Lundqvist, Lead Prosecutor at the department and Marianne’s friend of many years, knows that she was the brain behind Hans’s success. He persuades her to come back to work, and she quickly shakes her grief as she finds herself at the center of a series of mysterious killings among Stockholm’s upper echelons. Marianne teams up with the brash and handsome investigator Torsten Ehn to find out who is behind the murders, and together they uncover a kinky secret society populated by the city’s elite.

This sexy twist on the Scandinavian crime tradition―dubbed Elegant Crime by the author―is both a colorful glimpse into the rarefied world of Sweden’s rich and powerful and a beguiling mystery featuring a cast of unforgettable characters.

About the Author

Denise Rudberg is one of Sweden’s most successful novelists―crowned by readers as the Chick-Lit Queen of Sweden―and in 2009 she began incorporating her signature sexy, energetic style into mysteries featuring the intrigues of Sweden’s upper classes, naming the subgenre Elegant Crime. A Small Indiscretion is her eleventh novel, and her first to be translated into English.

Laura A. Wideburg holds a PhD in medieval literature and historical linguistics from the University of Washington and has been translating Swedish crime novels since 2005. Her translation of Inger Frimansson’s Good Night, My Darling won ForeWord magazine’s Best Translated Novel in 2008. Laura lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.