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An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

By: Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy - Translated by
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
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Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and...no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss Investigation series, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home.

Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only 18, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late 80s, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way.

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. But when the local authorities are called to investigate a dead body found in Maud's apartment, will Maud finally become a suspect?

©2013 Helene Tursten ("An Elderly Lady Has Accommodation Problems" and "An Elderly Lady on Her Travels"); English translation copyright 2017 by Marlaine Delargy; copyright 2013 by Helene Tursten ("An Elderly Lady Seeks Peace at Christmastime"); English translation copyright 2018 by Marlaine Delargy; copyright 2018 by Helene Tursten ("The Antique Dealer’s Death" and "An Elderly Lady Is Faced with a Difficult Dilemma"); English translation copyright 2018 by Marlaine Delargy (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Dark Humour Fiction International Mystery & Crime Literature & Fiction Mystery Short Stories Comedy Crime Scary Witty Swedish Authors Swedish Thrillers
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What an evil old lady. Using her elderly stature to get away with murder more than once

Murder Mystery

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Unexpected tales. I was really happy to have stumbled across this title and would recommend to all types of readers.

unexpected

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just great great read. gotta love this antihero! diving into the other books straight away!

a real gem

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I found this by accident and was pleasantly surprised. I couldn't decide if i liked or disliked the main character as each story unfolded... she was definitely crafty and unique. I can only hope im half as sneeky when im in my 80s (minus the serial killing of course) I enjoyed it. Narrator was fabulous.

Not what I was expecting

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Kept me engaged, got to love a good/bad octogenarian. Paced and read well. Evil has no age limit.

Age of innocence??

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I love it! I hope I'm half as good as Maude at her age! I want to hear more stories about Maude!

very entertaining!

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The performance of the first secondary character was so extremely grating that I almost gave up. So glad I didn’t. A delightful and surprising story.

Surprising!

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Loved it. Loved the stories and the narration. Wonderful characters both good and evil. Great narration.

What a ‘delightful’ character

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Such a breath of fresh air where an older lady is the protagonist, albeit a murderous one.

Delightful

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Good stories about how to get away with murder when you’re an old lady and fed up with the crap in your lifetime.

An Elderly Lady; Maude is naughty

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