Helene Tursten

Helene Tursten, 2010

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.

Works

Books

• 1998 - Den krossade tanghästen (English translation: Detective Inspector Huss, 2003)
• 1999 - Nattrond (English translation: Night Rounds, 2012)
• 1999 - Tatuerad torso (English translation: The Torso, 2006)
• 2002 - Kallt mord
• 2002 - Glasdjävulen (English translation: The Glass Devil, 2007)
• 2004 - Guldkalven (English translation: The Golden Calf, 2013)
• 2005 – Eldsdansen (English translation: The Fire Dance, 2014)
• 2007 – En man med litet ansikte
• 2008 – Det lömska nätet
• 2010 – Den som vakar i mörkret

Tursten has also written two non-Irene Huss books.[1].

Films

Several films[2] have been made derived from Tursten's works featuring Irene Huss, produced by Illusion Films and Yellow Bird Films. These are in Swedish with Danish and English sub-titles. The production of more films has been underway since early 2011. (See the Swedish page for additional details.)

• 2007 - Irene Huss – Tatuerad Torso
• 2007 - Den krossade tanghästen
• 2008 - Nattrond
• 2008 - Glasdjävulen
• 2008 - Eldsdansen
• 2008 - Guldkalven
• 2011 - Den som vakar i mörkret
• 2011 - Det lömska nätet
• 2011 - En man med litet ansikte

External links

• Video introduction by Helene Tursten (in Swedish) to Irene Huss films made for Swedish TV.
• Trailer for The Torso (in Swedish).
• Review of Detective Inspector Huss in January Magazine.