Maria Lang: Collection (Film 1-6) (4-disc)

Maria Lang: Crimes of Passion

Maria Lang (March 31, 1914 – October 9, 1991) was a Swedish author, who was primarily noted for her extensive writing within the crime genre, where she published a new novel every year since her debut. Her central protagonist is Commissioner Christer Wijk.

The six films in this series are based on the following books:

The Murderer Lies Alone (Mördaren lyver, novel published 1949)

King Liljekonvalje av Dungen (Den forsvundne brud, novel published 1957)

Inte Flera Mord (Ikke flere mord, novel published 1951)

Rosor, Kyssar och Döden (Roser, kys og döden, novel published 1953)

Farliga Drömmar (Farlige drömme, novel published 1958)

Tragedi på en Lantkyrkogård (Mordet på Landsbykirkegården, novel published 1954)

This book contains all six films

Total running time: almost 9 hours

Audio: Swedish DD5.1

Subtitles: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish

The Murderer Lies Alone 1

Puck is invited by his university supervisor to celebrate midsummer at his lonely place on an island in Skogasjön, together with a group of other friends, including Einar Bure. The summer night is treacherously beautiful and erotic tensions between the guests arise. But when Puck and Einar, who have known each other for a long time, have been out and about, Puck finds one of the female guests murdered. Einar calls his friend and also the commissioner Christer Wijk, but when he arrives at the crime scene, the body has disappeared without a trace. Contact with the outside world is completely broken when the island's only boat disappears. Everyone is trapped on the island - and someone in the party is a murderer...

Kung Liljekonvalje av Dungen 2

The day before the wedding, the bride-to-be Anneli goes into a flower shop to approve her bridal bouquet, and from there she disappears without a trace... until she is found murdered with a bouquet of lilies of the valley in her hand. Puck and her future husband Einar Bure investigate the murder mystery together with the national homicide inspector Christer Wijk, and dark secrets are revealed in the idyllic small town of Skoga, where everyone seems to have something to hide. The story takes place in the beautifully beautiful 1950s.

Not Many Murders 3

Einar hopes for a quiet summer vacation in the peaceful small town of Skoga, but the idyll is shattered when a young man is found dead with an Egyptian dagger in his back. Einar's wife Puck cannot help but investigate the murder mystery together with the national homicide inspector Christer Wijk. They uncover a story of secret desire and forbidden love, a story that reminds Puck of her own feelings for her husband's best friend.

Roses, Kisses and Death 4

National Commissioner Christer Wijk is about to get engaged to the beautiful Gabriella, who is the heiress to the Rödbergshyttan estate. Puck and Einar are invited to the engagement party, but it is abruptly canceled when the remains of a woman are found on the estate's grounds. Puck and Christer investigate the murder mystery and uncover a story of power, money and love that has been going on for generations, a story that becomes more personal for Christer than he would like.

Dangerous Dreams 5

Nobel laureate Andreas Hallman hires Puck as a stenographer, and too late she realizes that her employer is a controlling despot who keeps his family completely isolated from the outside world. After a mysterious death in the family, Puck manages to contact her husband Einar Bure, who asks the national homicide commissioner Christer Wijk to help her. The atmosphere in the Hallman home is threatening and fatal, and before Christer can get there, another murder occurs.

Tragedy at a Country Cemetery 6

The Christmas table is set in the rectory for the vicar and his guests Puck and Einar Bure. Then there's a knock on the door, and blonde sex bomb Barbara tearfully tells him that her husband is missing. When he's found murdered, homicide detective Christer Wijk is called in, and gossip begins to spread in the small village - but who's telling the truth and who's lying to cover up their crime?