No one is more surprised than Bertram von Ohler when, at
the
age of eighty-four, he wins the Nobel Prize in medicine.
Yes, of
course, he and several colleagues had worked very hard in
the past to achieve this honor, but none of them truly
believed that this elusive prize might ever be attainable.
Once the announcement is made, the old, wealthy
professional
neighbors of Professor von Ohler are less than
enthusiastic.
Indeed, there is more than enough jealousy to go around.
As
the media start appearing both in person and calling on
the
telephone, the envy grows even hotter.
The true problems begin, however, when incidents start
occurring. The police are called in but they seem rather
unconcerned about it all and pronounce them as being the
pranks of youngsters. These "pranks" escalate in a deadly
manner, though, until even the police must take them
seriously. Police Inspector Ann Lindell becomes involved
and
is determined to get to the bottom of things. As she
starts
to delve into solving this case, she finds that she is
transported to her own past in a very surprising way.
OPEN GRAVE is a novel of secrets as well as threats and
actual murder. Everyone in this book seems to hold some
sort
of secret close to the vest, and that is part of what
makes
the plot so fascinating. I would have to call this a
"thinking person's" mystery because you do have to pay
close
attention. It is not a "cozy mystery" nor is it light
reading. OPEN GRAVE offers those readers who want to feel
as
if they are reading a classic exactly what they require.
Kjell Eriksson is a famous and popular Swedish author with
many successful books in publication. The Ann
Lindell series
is quite well liked in his home country. The United States
is very lucky to have OPEN GRAVE translated by Paul
Norlen.
Everyone should be allowed to dive into this absorbing
plot
and uncover each secret one at a time, and now they can.
Kjell Eriksson has made a huge splash around the globe
with
his series set in his native Sweden. Already a star in
Europe and the Nordic countries, Kjell Eriksson has
American
critics raving.
In Open Grave in the Ann
Lindell series, Professor Bertram von Ohler has been
awarded
the Nobel Prize for medicine. This news causes problems in
his otherwise quiet upper-class neighborhood. Not
everybody
is happy with the choice of winner. Mysterious incidents
start to occur. Boyish pranks say the police, but what
follows is certainly not innocent amusement. Police
inspector Ann Lindell becomes involved in the case and
immediately is transported back into her own past.
Eriksson has been nominated for the Best Swedish
Crime Novel five times.Open Grave, the sixth book
in
his critically acclaimed and internationally loved series,
is a chilling novel about renunciation and revenge.
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