Scandinavian crime fiction

Moscow Noir – the Swedish financial thriller that turns ugly in Russia

8 September, 2020

Having appeared in The Bridge, Before We Die and Young Wallander, the Swedish actor Adam Pålsson seems to be the rising star of Scandi noir. His latest appearance on UK screens is Moscow Noir, which begins airing at 11pm on Sunday 13 September and will…

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The Pyramid by Henning Mankell – the real young Wallander

By nagaisayonara

4 September, 2020

Translated by Ebba Segerberg and Laurie Thompson — The Pyramid is Henning Mankell revisiting Wallander’s flawed past. In this collection of short stories, written over several years in the 1990s, Mankell fills in Wallander’s past, explains how he became the meticulous and dedicated detective we…

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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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Young Wallander coming to Netflix

By crimefictionlover

15 August, 2020

Rolf Lassgård has played the role, Kenneth Branagh too, but Krister Henriksson was the definitive Wallander in the eyes of most Nordic noir fans. Now Henning Mankell‘s Swedish detective is being revived once again, this time for an origin story and the actor to play…

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The Mist

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

8 July, 2020

The Mist is the final instalment of Ragnar Jonasson’s Dark Iceland series which tells the story of Hulda Hermansdottir, a police detective at the Reykjavik police force, in reverse chronology. It’s 1998 and 40-year-old Hulda is investigating the disappearance of Unnur, a 20-year old girl…

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The Summer of Kim Novak by Håkan Nesser

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

10 June, 2020

Translated by Saskia Vogel — Most readers will know Håkan Nesser for his popular and widely read Inspector van Veeteren series set in the fictional city of Maardam. Nesser didn’t set the series in Sweden because he loathes the stereotypical depressed characters and dark and…

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The Mist by Ragnar Jonasson

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

11 May, 2020

Translated by Victoria Cribb — The Mist completes – or starts, depending on how you read it – Ragnar Jonasson’s Hidden Iceland series. The first in the series, The Darkness, introduced us to Hulda Hermansdottir, a police detective on the verge of retiring from the…

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The Creak on the Stair by Eva Björg Aegisdóttir

By crimefictionlover

16 March, 2020

Translated by Victoria Cribb — When you’ve developed your taste for Scandinavian crime fiction with the Swedish and Danish authors, it’s time to move on to the Norwegians and Finns. Then you’re properly hooked, and it’s Iceland you turn to for the premium, high-proof stuff….

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Moscow Noir – the Swedish financial thriller that turns ugly in Russia

The Pyramid by Henning Mankell – the real young Wallander

First look: The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo

Young Wallander coming to Netflix

The Mist

The Summer of Kim Novak by Håkan Nesser

The Mist by Ragnar Jonasson

The Creak on the Stair by Eva Björg Aegisdóttir

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