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Marlaine Delargy

    Drowned
    The Other Woman
    The Black Path
    The Glass Children - 2: The Silver Boy
    The Quarry
    Sint-Psycho
    • Sint-Psycho

      • 443bladzijden
      • 16 uur lezen

      De psychiatrische kliniek Sint-Patricia, in de volksmond Sint-Psycho genoemd, wordt bewaakt als een gevangenis met een betonnen muur en een elektrisch hek. Op zoek naar een baan solliciteert de negenentwintigjarige Jan Hauger bij de naastgelegen kleuterschool, waar kinderen verblijven van wie de ouders zijn opgenomen in de kliniek. De leiding dient de kinderen via een onderaardse tunnel en een lift naar de kliniek te brengen, zodat ze tijdens speciale bezoekuren hun ouders kunnen zien. Jan staat bekend als een goede kleuterleider, maar hij draagt ook een geheim met zich mee. Collega Hanna vermoedt dat er meer aan de hand is en ontdekt waarom Jan zo graag in de buurt van Sint-Psycho wil werken. De deuren van Sint-Psycho blijven niet langer gesloten en Hanna ontdekt langzaam maar zeker de waarheid over Jan.

      Sint-Psycho
      4,0
    • The Quarry

      • 409bladzijden
      • 15 uur lezen

      "As the last snow melts on the Swedish island of Oland, Per Morner is preparing for his children's Easter visit. But his plans are disrupted when he receives a phone call from his estranged father, Jerry, begging for help. Per finds Jerry close to death in his blazing woodland studio. He's been stabbed, and two dead bodies are later discovered in the burnt-out building. The only suspect, Jerry's work partner, is confirmed as one of the dead. But why does Jerry insist his colleague is still alive? And why does he think he's still a threat to his life? When Jerry dies in hospital a few days later, Per becomes determined to find out what really happened. But the closer he gets to the truth, the more danger he finds himself in. And nowhere is more dangerous than the nearby quarry..." -- Book cover.

      The Quarry
      3,9
    • They thought ghosts didn't exist . . . But when Aladdin’s parents discover food is being stolen from their restaurant, he and his friends decide to investigate. Soon, Aladdin notices a strange boy – dressed in short trousers, despite the freezing cold. But as hard as he tries to catch him, the boy always disappears – leaving no tracks in the fresh snow. Before long, Aladdin and his friends are pulled into a web of secrets and history, treasure and crime. Can they uncover the mystery of the curious Silver Boy?

      The Glass Children - 2: The Silver Boy
      3,8
    • The Black Path

      • 395bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      One of The Times' "Best Crime Novels by Women since 2000" "Rebecka Martinsson: the new Scandi-noir heroine to rival Saga Noren and Sarah Lund" iNews "In a television world now awash in female coppers, there aren't many as interesting and human as Rebecka" Wall Street Journal The frozen body of a woman is found in a fishing ark on the ice near Torneträsk in northern Sweden. She has been brutally tortured, but the killing blow was clumsy, almost amateur. The body is quickly identified, raising hopes of an open-and-shut solution. But when a six-month-old suicide is disinterred, Rebecka Martinsson and Anna-Maria Mella find themselves investigating shocking corruption at the heart of one of Sweden's most successful mining companies. One that has powerful enemies of its own.

      The Black Path
      3,8
    • The Other Woman

      • 208bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      From the author of Drowned, a passionate psychological drama where questions of power and sexuality are brought to a head. She works at Norrköping Hospital, at the very bottom of the hierarchy: in the cafeteria, below the doctors, the nurses, and the nursing assistants. But she dreams of one day becoming a writer, of moving away and reinventing herself. Carl Malmberg, an older, married doctor at the hospital, catches her eye. She begins an intense affair with him, though struggling with the knowledge that he may never be hers. At the same time, she realizes that their attraction to each other is governed by their differences in social status. As her doubts increase, the revelation of a secret no one could have predicted forces her to take her own destiny in hand.

      The Other Woman
      3,7
    • Drowned

      • 224bladzijden
      • 8 uur lezen

      Set in the idyllic countryside during a short-lived Swedish summer, this page-turner gets under the skin, creating an atmosphere of foreboding in which even the aroma of freshly picked vegetables roasting in the kitchen becomes ominous. Marina has left behind her stalled relationship and floundering academic career in Stockholm and travels to rural Skåne to visit her sister, Stella. They haven’t seen each other in some time, and Stella now lives with a much older, quite famous author, Gabriel. The couple resides in a beautiful old house full of books, gorgeous flowers and, as Marina soon learns, plenty of secrets. Despite herself, Marina becomes more and more enthralled by the enigmatic and unpredictable Gabriel, even as she becomes convinced that something isn’t right about her sister’s new love. Nothing is as it seems in this spellbinding novel of psychological suspense that combines hothouse sensuality with ice-cold fear on every page. More than a mere thriller, it delves deep into the feminine soul and at the same time exposes the continuing oppression of women in Sweden’s supposedly egalitarian society.

      Drowned
      3,4
    • Andromeda

      • 192bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      Set against the backdrop of a prestigious Stockholm publishing house, a young woman's evolving relationship with her enigmatic boss, Gunnar, explores the complexities of ambition and intimacy. As she rises from intern to a key player in the literary world, the narrative delves into the tension between tradition and modernity. Their connection blurs professional boundaries, prompting questions about trust and the nature of their bond. The novel intricately examines the expectations and realities faced in the competitive publishing industry.

      Andromeda
      3,6