Category Archives: Sweden

Hitchock in the 60s and 70s – time to vote

Posted on 21 April 2016 by Cavershamragu

Hitchcock’s life and career changed forever with the release of Psycho in 1960. Made on a tight budget, its enormous success made him a very wealthy man and saw him change studios to Universal for the rest of his career. … Continue reading →

Posted in 'In praise of ...', Alfred Hitchcock, Amnesia, Boston, Cold War, Cuba, Daphne Du Maurier, Ed McBain, Espionage, Film Poll, France, Germany, London, New York, Norway, Paris, Psycho, Robert Bloch, San Francisco, Spy movies, Sweden, Washington DC | 63 Comments

VICTIM WITHOUT A FACE by Stefan Ahnhem

Posted on 19 April 2016 by Cavershamragu

Inspector Fabian Risk is the protagonist of this ultra dark Swedish thriller with a quite remarkably high body count. Here’s the blurb: Two gruesome murders have shocked the Swedish town of Helsingborg. The first victim, a thug who liked using … Continue reading →

Posted in Denmark, Police procedural, Sweden | 16 Comments

THE MAN ON THE BALCONY (1967) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Posted on 17 March 2015 by Cavershamragu

According to the cover of my paperback (on the left) this was the second case for Martin Beck, the Stockholm police detective created by husband and wife authors Per Wahlöö and Maj Sjöwall. Actually, I’m pretty sure it was the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 Vintage Mystery Challenge, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, Police procedural, Sweden | 31 Comments