Scandinavian Mystery Novels

Scandinavian crime novels the genre of course exists outside of norway too and some of the most famous names in the genre come from sweden denmark and beyond.

Scandinavian mystery novels. So it s a special thing when peter hoeg writes a crime novel. Nordic noir also known as scandi noir or scandinavian noir is a sub genre of crime fiction usually set in scandinavia or one of the other nordic countries. Crime fiction has been popular in scandinavia for years but this is the book that got the rest of the world hooked.

4 5 out of 5 stars 963. Kindle 11 99 11. He died in 2004.

I live in cincinnati where the old germanic culture is melting into the mcamerican ugliness. The scandinavian novels take me to scandinavia and there s not so much bible banging as one finds in america. All of his fiction has been published posthumously.

The first in a stunning new series from yrsa sigurdardottir the author of the silence of the sea winner of the 2015 petrona award for best scandinavian crime novel. This book isn t a police procedural readers looking for a domestic suspense novel will find it much more aligned with their expectations. Read all of sigrid unset years ago suddenly there s kurt wallender stieg larsson smila s sense of snow icelandic mysteries.

1 16 of over 1 000 results for scandinavian mystery books the chestnut man. Get it as soon as fri oct 16. These novels are usually set in bleak landscapes resulting in a dark and morally complex mood.

Stieg larsson s millennium series. The genre defining the girl with the dragon tattoo introduces hacker investigator lisbeth salander and journalist mikael blomkvist to the world. Paperback 13 59 13.