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Two soldiers, by Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström 4 Jun 2013 | 05:20 am
Two soldiers is the fifth novel by the Swedish award winning duo Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström translated into English. Roslund & Hellstrom is an interesting duo. Anders Roslund is a journalist and...
The Cat Did Not Die, by Inger Frimansson 28 Apr 2013 | 03:14 am
We are in Sweden. It is summer. It’s beautiful, life is easy. A young couple is vacationing in a remote farmhouse. Beth and Ulf. A teacher, a journalist. They are alone, in love. The strawberries are ...
Nordic Noir, by Barry Forshaw 27 Apr 2013 | 01:27 am
Nordic Noir is fittingly subtitled The Pocket Essential Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction, Film and TV. So it is pretty wide – Nordic Noir in all media. It is an interesting book for people who love...
The Gingerbread House, Carin Gerhardsen 25 Apr 2013 | 05:59 am
The Gingerbread House is the first book in English by the Swedish author Carin Gerhardsen. She has a background in mathematics and has worked as a computer scientist. This novel is the first in her Th...
Helsinki Blood, by James Thompson 22 Apr 2013 | 11:17 pm
Even though he probably drinks more than he talks, Finnish police inspector Kari Vaara has a number of traits that make him sort of likable. Perhaps because he is concerned with justice and fairness, ...
Night Rounds, by Helene Tursten 12 Feb 2013 | 02:03 am
I am delighted to see Night Rounds (original Swedish title Nattrond, first published in 1999) finally in English translation! At the same time, I have a hard time not mentioning how strongly I dislike...
The Killer’s Art, by Mari Jungstedt 18 Jan 2013 | 06:26 am
Swedish crime fiction writer Mari Jungstedt keeps getting better and better. This is her fourth book translated into English, after Unseen, Unspoken and Unknown (A Killer’s Art is now also available i...
Book review: Killer’s Island by Anna Jansson 10 Jan 2013 | 05:13 am
Killer’s Island (original title «Drömmen förde dej vilse») is the first book in Swedish crime fiction author Anna Jansson’s series featuring the female detective Maria Wern that has been translated in...
The Human Part by Kari Hotakainen 12 Sep 2012 | 03:53 am
The Human Part (Finnish original title Ihmisen osa) is a marvelous and fascinating tale by prize-winning Finnish author Kari Hotakainen. It starts, interestingly, with a scolding of authors. Authors a...
Münster’s Case, by Håkan Nesser 7 Aug 2012 | 07:49 am
Münster’s Case (aka The Unlucky Lottery) is the sixth book in Swedish crime fiction writer Håkan Nesser’s excellent series about the grumpy, eccentric and brilliant Chief Inspector Van Veeteren. In th...
