an elderly lady is up to no good by helene tursten

Over the course of her adventures-or misadventures-this little bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud's apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way. Now in her late eighties, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good, by Swedish author Helene Tursten, is a criminally brilliant, if too brief, collection of five tales about the murderous adventures of Maude.

This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten(translated by Marlaine Delargy) is a fun read that keeps you engaged throughout. Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and.

An elderly lady is up to no good by helene tursten