Helene Tursten was a nurse and a dentist before she turned to writing. Other books in the Irene Huss series include Detective Inspector Huss, Night Rounds, The Torso, The Glass Devil, The Golden Calf, and The Beige Man. She was born in Goteborg, Sweden, where she now lives with her husband and daughter. From the Hardcover edition.
Praise for The Fire Dance Series fans should enjoy glimpsing her [Inspector Irene Huss] early days on the force and seeing her 18-year-old daughter, Katarina, find a passion for dance. --Publishers Weekly Praise for the Irene Huss series As good as Louise Welsh's similarly creepy tour of Glasgow. -- Entertainment Weekly These days Scandinavian crime writers are thick on the ground. It's nice to see that the women can be just as bloodthirsty as the men. -- The New York Times Book Review [Tursten] imbues this novel with a cold chill of dread that can't be attributed only to the subfreezing temperatures of Goteborg in winter. -- Chicago Sun Times Truly satisfying. -- Philadelphia Inquirer From the Hardcover edition.