Island of the Naked Women

by Inger Frimansson

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Translated from the Swedish by Laura Wideburg. Sudden murder and the resulting psychological tension are the hallmarks of Inger Frimansson's acclaimed thrillers. In ISLAND OF NAKED WOMEN, Tobias, an author of mystery novels, must return to the family farm after his father became incapacitated due to a fall from the hayloft. Tobias resents his father's judgmental attitude, but he finds the allure of his father's young wife Sabina hard to resist. Meanwhile, Hardy, the hired hand, scoffs at show more Tobias's city ways, while encouraging Sabina's mentally challenged son Adam to turn into an Elvis impersonator; and Ingelize, who runs a nearby riding school, finds Tobias irresistible. The rural life becomes increasingly claustrophobic for Tobias, but before he can return to the city, death strikes a hard blow and chaos ensues. show less

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Reviewed for Reviewing the Evidence. Chilly psychological suspense - and nothing hedonistic as the title might suggest. given that the island of the title was where women judged to be immoral were left naked to die of exposure.
Vanliga människor råkar begå ett mord, tror sig ha röjt undan spåren men snärjer istället bara in sig mer. Frimansson har en säker blick för karaktärer, och det här blir riktigt svettigt och obehagligt. Får mig att tänka att "Ja, sådär är det nog att ha mördat någon". Påminner faktiskt en hel del om Dostojevskijs Brott och Straff, även om den förstås inte har samma tyngd. Jag blir sugen på att läsa mer. Plus också för en väldigt otvungen rural blick i den här boken, som inte känns krystad eller nedlåtande.
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Canonical title
Island of the Naked Women
Original title
De nakna kvinnornas ö
Original publication date
2002

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery
DDC/MDS
839.73Literature & rhetoricGerman & related literaturesOther Germanic literaturesSwedish literatureSwedish fiction
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PT9876.16 .R5725 .N3413Language and LiteratureGerman, Dutch and Scandinavian literaturesSwedish literatureIndividual authors or works1961-2000
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8 — Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian, Swedish
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