The Voices Beyond
Johan Theorin is a master storyteller, and this fourth book in the Oland trilogy – each of which is based on a season – rounds it out with a tale of summertime death and mayhem. The terror begins when a young boy out paddling runs…
The Voices Beyond
Written by Johan Theorin, translated by Marlaine Delargy — Like the three previous books in Johan Theorin’s Öland Quartet, which are gothic thrillers rooted in the tradition of Nordic noir whose settings follow the passage of the seasons, the concluding book is set during a sleepy summer heat…
Eight Nordic noir authors you should try
It’s over 10 years since Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series made Scandinavian crime fiction a global phenomenon. Four films later – three made in Sweden and one in Hollywood – the deceased author has missed out on the acclaim his books have garnered. However, his achievements…
Iceland Noir: the Nordic setting
It was the entire city of Reykjavik that played host to Iceland Noir this afternoon, as conference guests braved the cold winds to hear Iceland’s crime authors – both new and established – read from their books at locations relevant to the scenes. It was…
A truly mental mental asylum & more...
On the radar – Our book report this week takes in some Swedish crime fiction, and Hamish Macbeth is back too. Plus, we’ll introduce you to two new titles from Head of Zeus, a publishing house that launched last year with the aim of bringing…