an elderly lady is up to no good by helene tursten

Our murderer, a hapless young man named Raskolnikov, suffers all the natural regret and loathing in the wake of his violent act. Perhaps one of the very first crime novels, Crime and Punishment is an exploration of the psyche of a killer by the innovative Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.

So, while we we’re waiting for An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good to hit bookshelves everywhere, we thought we’d spice up your day with a list of the pettiest murders in pop culture to see where Maud fits amongst the most easily (and violently) perturbed. But there are plenty of examples, from ancient mythology to modern television, that feature Maud’s variety of feckless murder. In An Elderly Lady Up To No Good, Helene Tursten takes pettiness to a new level. Maud has a plan for her, just like she does for any other would-be source of mild frustration in her life. An annoying celebrity neighbor is nosing around and hoping to buy Maud’s apartment? No big deal. She loves her hermetic lifestyle and will do anything to maintain it, including disposing of folks who get in the way.

Meet Maud, an irascible 88-year old woman leading a solitary life without family, friends, or, it seems, any qualms with committing murder.

The protagonist of Helene Tursten’s darkly comedic new book of stories, An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good, for example, does not play by those rules. Murder is an emphatic deed, and most murderers act according to deeply rooted, complex motivations.

An elderly lady is up to no good by helene tursten