Helene Tursten

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

• Detective Inspector Huss ("Den krossade tanghästen" 1998, translated to English in 2003)
• The Torso ("Tatuerad torso" 2000, translated to English in 2006)
• The Glass Devil ("Glasdjävulen" 2002, translated to English in 2007)

Seven other novels in this series have yet to be translated. Tursten has also written two non-Irene Huss books[1].

Several films[2] have been made derived from Tursten's works featuring Irene Huss, produced by Illusion Films and Yellow Bird Films. These have Danish and English sub-titles. The production of more films has been underway since early 2011.

• The Torso (Den Krossade tanghästen)
• The Horse Figurine (Guldkalven)
• The Fire Dance (Elddansen)
• The Night Round (Nattrond)
• The Glass Devil (Glasdjävulen)
• The Gold Digger (Tatuerad torso)

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.