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Nordic Noir

September 15, 2020

The Ice Beneath Her

At the end of July, The New York Times Book Review featured a guide to Nordic noir. Categorized by country (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden), I was familiar with a few of the authors, but happily there were many unfamiliar names as well. Keeping in mind that dark is the hallmark of the ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction, Books-Mystery & Suspense Tagged With: Nordic crime fiction, Nordic Noir, Police procedural, Scandinavian crime fiction, Scandinavian Noir

Ordeal by Jorn Lier Horst

August 11, 2020

Modern day Norway Taxi driver Jens Hummel has been missing for six months, and Chief Inspector William Wisting and his colleagues in the Larvik Criminal Investigation Unit are no closer to finding him. Just as they are about to give up, a promising lead materializes, which suggests a link to ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction, Books-Mystery & Suspense Tagged With: Larvik, Nordic crime fiction, Nordic Noir, Norway, Police procedural, Scandinavian crime fiction, Scandinavian Noir, William Wisting

Hunting Game by Helene Tursten

July 7, 2020

Hunting Game

It’s moose hunting season in Sweden, and twenty-eight-year-old Embla Nyström, a Detective Inspector in the Västra Götaland County Bureau of Investigation’s mobile unit (VGM) is looking forward to the annual hunt with family and friends. Because the hunting rights have been in the same families for ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction, Books-Mystery & Suspense Tagged With: Irene Huss, Nordic crime fiction, Nordic Noir, Police procedural, Scandinavian crime fiction, Scandinavian Noir, Sweden

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

December 22, 2014

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen I’m always on the lookout for a new mystery series, so I was thrilled when my cousin Harriet suggested the Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen. The first novel in the series, The Keeper of Lost Causes, introduces veteran Homicide Detective ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction, Books-Mystery & Suspense Tagged With: Nordic crime fiction, Nordic Noir, Police procedural, Scandinavian crime fiction, Scandinavian Noir

The Inspector and Silence and Munster’s Case by Hakan Nesser

March 10, 2014

The Inspector and Silence by Hakan Nesser

The Inspector and Silence and Munster’s Case by Hakan Nesser Ever since the success of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, publishers are translating Nordic crime novels into English as fast as they can gobble up the rights. The good news is that if you find a winning series, there is usually a ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Fiction, Books-Mystery & Suspense Tagged With: Hakan Nesser, Nordic crime fiction, Nordic Noir, Scandinavian crime fiction, Scandinavian Noir, Sweden

International Crime Fiction

November 19, 2013

Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbol & Agnete Friis

Books by Nina Borg, Helene Tursten and the writing team of  Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis When in Boston last month, I attended the Boston Book Festival where I happily discovered the booth of SOHO Crime, a twenty-year-old publisher that specializes in international crime fiction. I ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction, Books-Mystery & Suspense Tagged With: Mystery novel, Nordic crime fiction, Nordic Noir, Police procedural, Scandinavian crime fiction, Scandinavian Noir

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