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Blood Ties by Jo Nesbo

17 October, 2024

Translated by Robert Ferguson — In 2020, the leading Norwegian crime author Jo Nesbo took a diversion from his Harry Hole detective novels and created The Kingdom, a Scandinavian answer to rural noir. Inside, he introduced us to Roy and Carl Opgard, brothers with some…

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Wisting season three on BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

10 April, 2024

Norwegian crime fiction returns to British screens on Saturday 13 April at 9pm with a third season of Wisting, based on the William Wisting novels by former police detective Jørn Lier Horst. The case gets under way with two startling events. A British boy has…

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The Wolf by Samuel Bjork

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

17 December, 2023

Translated by Charlotte Barslund — If you’ve been enjoying Samuel Bjork’s Munch and Krüger novels, The Wolf will take you back in time to their first case. If you’ve yet to discover them, then this prequel to I’m Travelling Alone is where their story begins….

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Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo

By crimefictionlover

15 June, 2023

Translated by Séan Kinsella — The 13th novel in Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series should have some sort of warning on the cover. Advisory: Do Not Read After Eating. The killer in this book uses methods so horrible and heinous that it’s one of the few…

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Wisting returns to BBC Four in the UK

By crimefictionlover

19 October, 2022

The Norwegian detective William Wisting returns this October as BBC Four airs season two of this popular Nordic noir programme on UK screens for the first time. There are eight episodes to savour, appearing on BBC Four up until 5 November and available to watch…

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The Lover by Helene Flood

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

5 July, 2022

Translated by Alison McCullough — Rikke and Jørgen are lovers. They are also neighbours, which makes for a perfectly comfortable and convenient arrangement. That is, until Jørgen is discovered in his study with his throat slit. Not only might their relationship be exposed, but Rikke…

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Seizure: New Norwegian crime drama coming to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

8 June, 2022

Midsummer is upon us, but Walter Presents is about to spring a new Scandinavian crime show on UK viewers that dials up the chills. Seizure is definitely worth catching if you like creepy and mysterious stories with a dark, heavy atmosphere, plus a hint of…

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Reptile Memoirs by Silje Ulstein

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

30 March, 2022

Translated by Alison McCullough — With a Burmese python as one of its narrators Reptile Memoirs sets itself apart from your traditional Nordic noir fare, but despite its unconventional approach this debut novel is one of the most riveting and consuming psychological thrillers of 2022…

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Blood Ties by Jo Nesbo

Wisting season three on BBC Four

The Wolf by Samuel Bjork

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo

Wisting returns to BBC Four in the UK

The Lover by Helene Flood

Seizure: New Norwegian crime drama coming to Walter Presents

Reptile Memoirs by Silje Ulstein

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