DÖDEN TAR SEMESTER – DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY

By Carina Burman

APRIL 1956: DETECTIVE novel critic Florence Granat collapses at the newspaper office and is ordered to rest in the South, far from the stress of the newspaper district. A bus trip to Rome seems like the perfect recovery, but something does not seem right. No sooner have they reached the continent than Florrie’s hunch is confirmed by a mysterious death. As the bus rolls on, Florrie uncovers the secrets of her fellow passengers one by one, and at the end of the journey she finds the solution – and the Eternal City.

DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY is a detective story in the tradition of Agatha Christie and Swedish 1950s queen of crime Maria Lang, for escapists, lovers of Italy and history buffs.

First published by Albert Bonniers, Sweden 2025

Denmark, Turbine
Sweden, Albert Bonniers

So entertaining and smart that I just melt.
– Skånska Dagbladet, Sweden

Oh, I am enchanted! Seduced, even. Carina Burman has written a wonderful little detective story, sweet as sugar but with enough realistic darkness at the bottom
– Sydsvenskan, Sweden

She invites readers on a bus journey to Rome in 1956. As a reader, it is of course an excellent opportunity to escape the miserable winter to the land of sun and lemons.
– Femina, Sweden

But oh how refreshingly funny Death Takes a Holiday is! Rarely have I been so eager to travel to Rome.
– Expressen, Sweden

A 50s detective novel that is not inferior to Maria Lang. Crime reviewer Florrie Granat goes on a bus trip to Rome and it turns out to be so eventful that I was happy to go with them.
– Aftonbladet, Sweden

It must have been great fun for Carina Burman to write this 50s detective story and it was also a pure pleasure to read it.
– Borås Newspaper, Sweden

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