The Medical Examiner’s Forbidden Desire: And 8 other macabre short stories in master class

Nine dark short stories about people whose fates take an unexpected turn. A man whose hearing aids reveal secrets he should never hear. A therapist who takes on his patients' problems. A coroner with forbidden desires. An inheritance dispute that ends in something much worse than poverty. In these nine stories, we meet people in everyday Swedish settings—in Stockholm—whose lives are suddenly thrown into the bizarre, the dark, the unspeakable. With elegant prose and sharp observations, human weaknesses are explored: greed, obsession, revenge, the desperation to be seen. Each story leads to an ending that is as unexpected as it is inevitable. As uncomfortable as it is satisfying. For here there is no comfort, no reconciliation—only the cold truth about what we are capable of when we believe ourselves to be alone with our darkest impulses. Perfect bedtime stories for adults who prefer their conclusions shocking and their moral compasses broken. A tribute to Roald Dahl's and Edgar Allan Poe's dark short stories for adults—written for Swedish readers who dare to look into the abyss.

Pagina's: 244, Paperback, Independently published