There are some intelligent thoughts from Bernadette about the 2014 Petrona shortlist over at Reactions to Reading.
You can also read my own rambling opinions here and here.
The judges chose as the winner Leif G.W. Persson’s Linda, As In The Linda Murder, the first of series featuring the obnoxious and unforgettable Evert Backstrom as the main character. You can read my review of this excellent book at Euro Crime.
The translator was Neil Smith who also won the inaugural Petrona translating Liza Marklund’s Last Will. 
We are fortunate today that there are so many outstanding translators around, and we can enjoy the best of foreign crime fiction.
Update: Read Professor Persson’s message of thanks at Euro Crime.
CRIME SCRAPS REVIEW 
[…] However, a Swede has won the second annual Petrona Award – Leif G. W. Persson, for Linda, as in the Linda Murder. I keep meaning to try this series again as it keeps getting such high marks (including from Maxine Clarke, who inspired the Petrona Award and is still sorely missed). More on the award from the Euro Crime blog and from Bernadette’s Reactions to Reading. […]
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