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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} the Lion's Tail (The Fruangen Bureau Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Lion's Tail (The Fruängen Bureau Book 1) by Luna Miller Archive of Our Own beta. This work could have adult content. If you proceed you have agreed that you are willing to see such content. Proceed Go Back. If you accept cookies from our site and you choose "Proceed", you will not be asked again during this session (that is, until you close your browser). If you log in you can store your preference and never be asked again. A Lion by the Tail by LadyRhiyana. Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones (TV) Explicit No Archive Warnings Apply F/M Complete Work. No Archive Warnings Apply. Summary. The Maid of Tarth takes the Kingslayer prisoner in the Whispering Wood. The Lion Tail The Fruängen Bureau Book 1 edition by Luna Miller Aidan Isherwood Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks. The Lion Tail The Fruängen Bureau Book 1 edition by Luna Miller Aidan Isherwood Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks. I really loved this book and it’s because it reminds me of my childhood favorite books by authors like R.L. Stine and Diane Hoh. This book that was translated from its original language of Swedish, is one fast—paced read with endearing characters that will linger in your brain for a while after you are done reading it. It’s got action, it’s got sex, and it’s got suspense which builds and builds until you are at the edge of your bed (or sofa) by the end. It is the story of a 60-ish female sleuth by the name of Gunvor (yes, very Scandinavian!) and her two sidekicks Elin and David who work together to try and crack a mystery involving a man whose wife complains to be acting distracted and strange around her. Gunvor gives Elin and David tasks to keep watch on Gunvor’s client’s husband to see what is causing him to behave mysteriously. Elin and David go to bars around a designated area, dressed in formal attire that Gunvor buys for them, in the hopes of looking matured and classy to try and crack Gunvor’s assignment. In the process, Elin becomes smitten with an older guy who beats up Gunvor’s client’s husband and David witnesses the grisly murder of a woman he’s keeping his eye on and who happens to be associated with Gunvor’s client’s husband. I give this book five stars because of the way it captured my attention and the very smooth way it flowed as its storyline unfolded. It greatly brings up memories of Diane Hoh’s YA fiction books which has this formula of featuring the antagonist’s thoughts as a whole chapter. The villain’s thoughts are made known to the reader and they are psychotic and dangerous. This is an element of this book that made me want to read more to discover what will happen next, who is the killer going to be, you know? So my closing thought will be: If you grew up on Point Thrillers by Scholastic or if you read a novel by R.L. Stine, then you will understand what I am talking about. I tell you, it is not a regret, it is a must-have for your kindle collection. The characters are endearing themselves and the whole notion of an aged private detective being helped by young people is just cute. Have a great day! Happy reading. Tags : The Lion's Tail (The Fruängen Bureau Book 1) - Kindle edition by Luna Miller, Aidan Isherwood. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Lion's Tail (The Fruängen Bureau Book 1).,ebook,Luna Miller, Aidan Isherwood,The Lion's Tail (The Fruängen Bureau Book 1),Fiction Noir,Fiction Mystery & Detective Women Sleuths. The Lion Tail The Fruängen Bureau Book 1 edition by Luna Miller Aidan Isherwood Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews. Swedish author Luna Miller has published three books and they are available in Swedish, English, Portuguese, Spanish and German, specializing in Scandi noir. She self-publishes contemporary fiction and the Gunvor Ström detective series. She lives in Stockholm. Luna has created a unique and memorable character in Gunvor Strom and we get the flavor of this strange detective on page one – ‘It started on Monday, although it had presumably been going on longer than that. But it was on Monday that Gunvor happened to be on the same tube as the girl who later introduced herself as Elin. Gunvor had been sitting towards the back of the train, so when she got off in Fruängen most of the other passengers had already left the station, apart from Elin and the young man blocking her route through the barriers. He didn’t say anything, he just stood in front of her and grinned. When she tried to go past him to one side he blocked her way and when she tried the other side, he moved and blocked her again. Gunvor noticed that he had two friends sitting on the bench nearby who seemed to find it all highly amusing. “What are you two laughing about? You’re a bit old for this sort of nonsense, aren’t you?” Gunvor snapped at the boys on the bench before going forward to help the girl get past her tormentor. Elin had thanked her and said it wasn’t the first time it had happened. She tried to brush it off. She told Gunvor that the boys weren’t doing any real harm.’ The flowing style in which Luna gradually unwinds her series not only captures our imagination but it also entertains and invites us into the strange world of Detective Strom. The plot is complex and the summary helps launching the tale – ‘You’re never too old to become a private detective. Gunvor Strom may be in her sixties, her hands might be too shaky to perform operations and her body complains every time she works out. But her mind is as sharp as her scalpel. And she embraces change. After the divorce, she moved from a well-heeled Stockholm satellite to the far-from idyllic, inner suburb of Fruängen. It gets a little lively, but she likes being in the middle of things. She’s smart, experienced and innocent-looking – all qualities appreciated by a detective agency. As the agency’s rookie, she gets a surveillance job. A straightforward case, they say. Typical domestic. A wife suspects infidelity. Just track the husband. But when the husband is attacked and viciously beaten, his wife calls off the assignment. Too late. Gunvor is on the trail. The agency aren’t paying her, but her free time is her own business. After intervening in an incident of bullying, Gunvor finds herself with two unlikely allies. David is a young, jobless waster who hangs about Fruängen tube station. 19-year-old Elin is shy and introverted, after spending too long in her bedroom hiding from her parents’ fights. Out of curiosity, the pair join forces with Gunvor. Who’s going to notice two young people and an elderly lady slinking around the Stockholm streets? Only someone who’s watching their every move, biding his time, waiting to pounce. Curiosity can be deadly. A story of violence, madness, passion and bravery. A cat-and-mouse game of life and death. Never play with the lion’s tail.’ A Few Quick Questions With…Luna Miller. Earlier today, I talked about The Lion’s Tale by Luna Miller (translated by Aidan Isherwood). Miller was kind enough to answer a few questions for me. Hope you enjoy this. The Lion’s Tail by Luna Miller, Aidan Isherwood (Translator): Unlikely doesn’t begin to describe the heroes of this debut PI novel. The Lion’s Tail. by Luna Miller, Aidan Isherwood (Translator) Series: The Fruängen Bureau, #1. Kindle Edition, 257 pg. 2018 Read: January 23 – 24, 2019. “What did he say? Think. Try to remember. It might be very important.” Gunvor struggles to hide her impatience. “Something about how even your dreams can be dangerous. About how I should keep my dreams as just dreams. And that if you try to make a dream come true you can mess up everything. You can ruin your life. That’s what he said. That your whole life can be destroyed.” Gunvor Strom hooked me almost immediately — she’s a feisty woman in her 60s who we meet as she’s helping a young woman deal with a handful of teen males harassing her. She’s creative, crafty, wily and ruthless in this, and it’s a great way to bring in an audience. We quickly learn that Gunvor is a rookie Private Investigator, forced to leave her career and changing her life after a divorce, she signs on to a Private Investigative Agency and mostly does grunt work — but does get the opportunity to do some investigative work. As much as she misses her old life, she relishes this new one (although she might like joints that are a little less painful). Gunvor is assigned to find out what’s behind a husband’s odd behavior — the client, his wife, adamantly refuses to accept the idea that he’s being unfaithful, but his behavior is different and troubling. Gunvor isn’t on the case for long before she decides she could use a few more eyeballs — so she recruits, oddly enough, Elin (the young woman above) and David — the ringleader of those harassing her.
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