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Norwegian crime show Outlier comes to Channel 4

3 January, 2022

Channel 4’s foreign crime streaming service Walter Presents is throwing all its chips down on Nordic noir for the new year, debuting four Scandinavian crime series between January and March 2022. First up is the Norwegian procedural Outlier, which will air on Channel 4 from…

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Outsider by Rob Sinclair

By Paul Burke

19 December, 2021

A Ryker Returns Thriller. As far as we are concerned Ryker can keep returning, as long as the thrills and spills match the excitement generated in Outsider, that is. This is an entertaining action thriller with plenty of fireworks, an enigmatic lone wolf hero with…

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Norwegian crime show Witch Hunt comes to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

23 September, 2021

This October, Channel 4 and Walter Presents will be welcoming you to settle in and enjoy the intrigue offered by Witch Hunt, an award-winning corporate crime drama from Norway. The programme originally aired in its homeland last year, but from the revised time of midnight…

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The Therapist by Helene Flood

By crimefictionlover

13 July, 2021

Translated by Alison McCullough — There are thousands of psychological thrillers out there. These tend to play as much on the psychology of the reader as that of the characters involved. Authors build suspense by playing with your assumptions about what is going to happen,…

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Wisting - Norway's biggest crime drama yet

By Paul Burke

24 April, 2021

One of the attractions of Nordic noir is the allusion to beauty and innocence that the pristine snowscapes conjure just before the tragic human drama bites. The contrast plays on the mind as the extreme cold, sense of isolation and dislocation and the evil people…

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Monster: Norwegian crime show brings bleak perfection to Channel 4

By crimefictionlover

10 December, 2020

Ominous mists roll across a treeless wasteland. The unnerving growl of an untrustworthy dog. A young woman’s bare feet on the tarmac. A meth head stands in his underwear, flipping the bird to a police helicopter. And Norwegian dialogue subbed into English. If it’s a…

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The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo

By crimefictionlover

14 October, 2020

Translated by Robert Ferguson — Though Jo Nesbo is famous for his Harry Hole series, which details the trials and tribulations of an Oslo police detective, some of his finest writing is found in his standalone novels. They’re where he explores ideas, characters and atmospheres…

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First look: The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo

By crimefictionlover

3 September, 2020

In addition to the hugely popular Harry Hole series, Norwegian author Jo Nesbo often writes standalone novels. Books like The Son, Blood on Snow and Macbeth have given him the chance to work with themes and in styles that wouldn’t fit into his main series….

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Norwegian crime show Outlier comes to Channel 4

Outsider by Rob Sinclair

Norwegian crime show Witch Hunt comes to Walter Presents

The Therapist by Helene Flood

Wisting - Norway's biggest crime drama yet

Monster: Norwegian crime show brings bleak perfection to Channel 4

The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo

First look: The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo

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