We think of Sweden as dark. Close to the Arctic Circle, the winters are long and frigid with little sunshine. A Darker Shade of Sweden, published by Grove Atlantic’s The Mysterious Press and released January 7, has seventeen short stories by twenty of Sweden’s acclaimed crime writers. About half of the stories are set in […]
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When I was five and my girlfriend Judy was four, we used to play movie stars. I was the blonde Marilyn Monroe, and she was the dark-haired beauty Jane Russell. Over the years, I confess, I have been rather disappointed that my features bore less and less resemblance to Miss Monroe. While my dress did […]
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