{"product_id":"the-torso-isbn-9781569474532","title":"The Torso","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe chilling third installment in the critically acclaimed Detective Inspector Huss series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA partial torso washes up on a Swedish beach, so mutilated that gender is only established through DNA testing. Detective Inspector Irene Huss of the Göteborg Police liaises with her Danish counterparts, who have a similar unsolved murder in their files. But when people connected to Irene start turning up dead, she fears she might be next.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Torso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The scenes in which Huss tracks her killer through the underbelly of Copenhagen are as good as Louise Welsh’s similarly creepy tour of Glasgow in The Cutting Room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"These days Scandinavian crime writers are thick on the ground . . . It's nice to see that the women can be just as bloodthirsty as the men.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Tursten] is a master at setting the scene, detailing a foreign milieu until it feels familiar. She juggles a large cast of characters with aplomb.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTime Out Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the better examples of the Swedish crime fiction invasion.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating glimpse of cultural dynamics in Scandinavia, this is an absorbing, character-driven series . . . The writing is spare, vivid and atmospheric. This is a series for readers who like procedurals with a strong psychological component.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePortsmouth Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Outstanding . . . Smart and intuitive, Huss is a fully realized character . . . Vivid writing, strong sense of place, distinctive characters and steady pace.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Spins a good story . . . this is a solid police procedural.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHelene Tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. Other books in the Irene Huss series include \u003ci\u003eDetective Inspector Huss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Rounds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Devil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Calf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Beige Man\u003c\/i\u003e.  Her books have been translated into 18 languages. She was born in  Göteborg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband and daughter.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302532239589,"sku":"NP9781569474532","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569474532.jpg?v=1767741878","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-torso-isbn-9781569474532","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}