An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good cover art

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 Months Free + £10 Audible voucher

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Get this deal
Offer ends on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 BST.
More purchase options

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

By: Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy - Translator
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Get this deal

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 BST. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £8.43

Buy Now for £8.43

Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and...no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss Investigation series, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home.

Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only 18, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in downtown Gothenburg rent-free, thanks to a minor clause in a hastily negotiated contract. That was how Maud learned that good things can come from tragedy. Now in her late 80s, Maud contents herself with traveling the world and surfing the net from the comfort of her father's ancient armchair. It's a solitary existence, and she likes it that way.

Over the course of her adventures - or misadventures - this little, bold lady will handle a crisis with a local celebrity who has her eyes on Maud's apartment, foil the engagement of her long-ago lover, and dispose of some pesky neighbors. But when the local authorities are called to investigate a dead body found in Maud's apartment, will Maud finally become a suspect?

©2013 Helene Tursten ("An Elderly Lady Has Accommodation Problems" and "An Elderly Lady on Her Travels"); English translation copyright 2017 by Marlaine Delargy; copyright 2013 by Helene Tursten ("An Elderly Lady Seeks Peace at Christmastime"); English translation copyright 2018 by Marlaine Delargy; copyright 2018 by Helene Tursten ("The Antique Dealer’s Death" and "An Elderly Lady Is Faced with a Difficult Dilemma"); English translation copyright 2018 by Marlaine Delargy (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Dark Humour Fiction International Mystery & Crime Literature & Fiction Mystery Short Stories Comedy Witty Crime Funny Swedish Authors Swedish Thrillers
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Continue the series
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed cover art
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed By: Helene Tursten, and others
All stars
Most relevant
I LOVED this, it was such good fun. Maud is a brilliant anti-hero - I mean, I'm not saying I want to be a serial killer when I'm older, but we can all learn something from her cross-me-and-I-will-actually-kill-you attitude. If you like your humour dark and gruesome and your old ladies fiercely independent and murdery, you'll love this.

Fabulous anti hero!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Not sure that I fully support the pleasure of an old woman getting away with so many murders, but the stories were amusing

Old women are very tricky!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
it gives old people hope to have some fun. It has a good pace to it.

A fun book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The main character, a surprisingly crafty lady who really did sort out her problems ! I’m sure she would have been great fun to know in her early years !

Unusual story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Quite dark and funny. Really enjoyable short listen. Very fun. Quirky storyline. Thank you to the author and team.

Loved it

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews