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The Wolf by Samuel Bjork

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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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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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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Smoke Screen by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

By RoughJustice

23 December, 2020

Translated by Megan Turney — Oslo’s New Year’s Eve festivities are disrupted by a terrorist attack. The climactic fireworks display is interrupted by an explosion. A bomb, hidden in a rubbish bin at the riverside, has been remotely triggered; luckily most of the force of…

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The Boy in the Headlights by Samuel Bjork

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

15 November, 2019

Translated by Charlotte Barslund — Mia Krüger and Holger Munch are back in a much anticipated third instalment of Samuel Bjork’s riveting crime series set in Oslo, Norway. Munch headed the prestigious Special Unit in Mariboesgate for just over 10 years and managed to put…

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Knife by Jo Nesbo

By crimefictionlover

26 July, 2019

Translated by Neil Smith — Wallander, Salander and Beck are characters who sit at the top table of Scandinavian crime fiction, and dining with them is Harry Hole, creation of Norwegian author Jo Nesbo. Translated into more than 50 languages and with sales over 40…

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The Wolf by Samuel Bjork

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo

The Lover by Helene Flood

Seizure: New Norwegian crime drama coming to Walter Presents

The Therapist by Helene Flood

Smoke Screen by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

The Boy in the Headlights by Samuel Bjork

Knife by Jo Nesbo

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