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Nordic noir for your pocket

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A book has arrived here at Crime Fiction Lover headquarters that looks like it could be the perfect gift for the Scandinavian crime fiction lover in your life. Barry Forshaw‘s Nordic Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction, Film & TV is just…
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Sun Storm / The Savage Altar

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Written by Åsa Larsson — There’s more than one Larsson in Scandinavian crime fiction and Åsa Larsson’s publishers are keen to remind us of this. Originally published under the Swedish title Solstrom in 2003, this book appeared in English as Sun Storm in 2006 and…
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Murder in the British Library

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London-based crime fiction lovers are in for a treat. Starting Friday 18 January, a free exhibition entitled Murder in the Library: An A to Z of Crime Fiction will be held in The Folio Society Gallery, which is hosted inside the library. The event will…
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New books in Santa's crime stocking

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On the Radar – We’re feeling decidedly festive here at CFL. Santa Claus has left us a rather fine selection of crime fiction in our stocking this year. Our final new books report of 2012 gives you a sneaky peak at some of the books…
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Hour of the Wolf

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Written by Håkan Nesser – Nesser is one of Sweden’s most popular crime writers, and his Inspector Van Veeteren novels have won a number of awards. The series is published in over 25 countries selling more than 10 million copies worldwide. Hour of the Wolf…
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The Killing is back... Forbrydelsen Forever!

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The wait is finally over for UK fans of Danish crime drama The Killing as the third and final series airs tonight on BBC4, with a double-bill. As with the previous two series, the storyline has three interlinking stories. Firstly there’s the crime – the…
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Harry Hole is not dead!

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Were you left confused and befuddled by the ending of Phantom, the latest Harry Hole novel by Jo Nesbo? It ends rather ambiguously, with more than a hint that it might be the last Harry Hole novel. Well, fans of the series can rejoice because…
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