Scandinavian crime fiction

The Summer of Kim Novak by Håkan Nesser

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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Swedish crime show Before We Die returns for season 2

By crimefictionlover

25 February, 2020

Back in 2017, the Swedish crime show Before We Die made its UK debut with subtitles on Channel 4. It was a big hit with Crime Fiction Lover readers, who will be pleased to know that the intense, Stockholm-based cop show is returning to Channel…

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Cold Fear

By Mal McEwan

4 January, 2020

Written by Mads Peder Norbo, translated by Charlotte Barlsund — Matthew Cave is a journalist who returned to the small town of Nuuk, West Greenland, after the death of his wife and young daughter in a car accident. The Girl Without Skin was a fine,…

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A Very Scandi Scandal – Nordic noir caper comes to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

20 November, 2019

Arriving on the Channel 4 streaming service Walter Presents from 6 December, A Very Scandi Scandal offers a different perspective on Nordic noir with a hilarious Stockholm-based heist. Rather than bagging awards for suspense or drama, here’s a show that won Best Comedy at Sweden’s…

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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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Motive X

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

14 October, 2019

Written by Stefan Ahnhem, translated by Agnes Broome — Motive X is the third instalment in Swedish author Stefan Ahnhem’s successful Fabian Risk series and continues where Eighteen Below left off. The Risk family is still carrying the scars of being terrorised by a serial…

Crime Fiction Lover

The Summer of Kim Novak by Håkan Nesser

The Mist by Ragnar Jonasson

The Creak on the Stair by Eva Björg Aegisdóttir

Swedish crime show Before We Die returns for season 2

Cold Fear

A Very Scandi Scandal – Nordic noir caper comes to Walter Presents

The Boy in the Headlights by Samuel Bjork

Motive X

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