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Spy Out the Land by Jeremy Duns

By DeathBecomesHer

24 January, 2016

It might sound strange for a reviewer to describe rough, tough, bloodthirsty crime thrillers as their comfort zone, but it’s good to step away from the genre you know and love occasionally. Welcome to the world of spies, double agents, double-crossing and danger, evoked in…

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The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz

By crimefictionlover

25 September, 2015

Translated by George Goulding — There has been huge anticipation for this book, which carries on the story begun by Stieg Larsson in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and which continued in The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the…

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The Invisible Man From Salem by Christoffer Carlsson

By Raven

25 May, 2015

Translated by Michael Gallagher — Winner of the Swedish Crime Academy’s Best Crime Novel Award in 2013, The Invisible Man From Salem by Christoffer Carlsson is now available in the UK. The book introduces us to the world weary, disgraced Internal Affairs officer, Leo Junker. When…

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First look: The Girl in the Spider's Web

By crimefictionlover

31 March, 2015

MacLehose Press has today revealed the cover of the fourth book in Steig Larsson’s Millennium series, The Girl in the Spider’s Web. Written by Swedish author David Lagercrantz, it will be released worldwide on 27 August. It continues the story that began in The Girl with…

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Interview: Cilla and Rolf Börjlind

By Andre

24 March, 2015

Swedish crime-writing couple Cilla and Rolf Börjlind have gone from writing TV and film scripts for Wallander, Arne Dahl and the Martin Beck series to their own literary creation. Their debut novel, Spring Tide, has been translated into more than 25 languages – and it…

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Third Voice by Cilla and Rolf Börjlind

By Andre

22 March, 2015

Translated by Hilary Parnfors — Spring Tide was one of our favourite debuts of 2014, and now the sequel has arrived. For the second book in their series, husband-and-wife writing duo Cilla and Rolf Börjlind were always going to face the challenge of how to incorporate the…

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The Dangerous Game by Mari Jungstedt

By DavidPrestidge

1 March, 2015

Translated by Tiina Nunnally — While on a photoshoot for a top fashion magazine on the beautiful Swedish island of Gotland, the chief photographer Markus Sandberg is found in his cabin within an inch of death. He has been brutally attacked with an axe. It’s…

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CIS: A guide to the Martin Beck series

By Jeremy Megraw

21 September, 2014

Between 1965 and 75, the husband and wife team of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (above) wrote a series of 10 police procedurals set in Stockholm, all carrying the subtitle ‘The Story of a Crime’. Their work was distinct from other crime fiction at the…

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Spy Out the Land by Jeremy Duns

The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz

The Invisible Man From Salem by Christoffer Carlsson

First look: The Girl in the Spider's Web

Interview: Cilla and Rolf Börjlind

The Dangerous Game by Mari Jungstedt

CIS: A guide to the Martin Beck series

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