The Girl Without Skin
Mads Peder Nordbo goes medieval in Greenland with brutal murders and skinned victims in The Girl Without Skin, which follows tragedy-scarred Danish journalist Matthew Cave. Cave has arrived in the small town of Nuuk, where the body of an ancient viking is discovered at the…
The Girl Without Skin
Written by Mads Peder Nordbo, translated by Charlotte Barslund — Danish writer Mads Peder Nordbo’s Nordic thriller begins with journalist Matthew Cave returning to Greenland, the country of his birth, after a tragedy in Denmark claimed his wife and unborn child. There are few diversions for the…
Interview: Bernard Besson
When you read a thriller by Bernard Besson, you can be pretty sure he knows what he is talking about. The author is a former chief of staff for the French intelligence services, and now runs a successful consultancy specialising in economic intelligence and business…
The Last Titanic Story
Written by Chris Angus — At 2:20am on 15 April 1912, RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, with the loss of 1517 lives. The ship that was supposed to be unsinkable collided with an iceberg and went down in the…