My Favourite Scandinavian Books Translated into English
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The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator
- ASIN: B07B3XN5C5
- Manufacturer: Amazon Crossing
A chilling true crime story of poisonous family secrets, love gone wrong, and a cold case that refused to stay buried…In late summer of 2012, millionaire landowner Göran Lundblad went missing from his farm in Sweden. When a search yielded nothing, and all physical evidence had seemingly disappeared, authorities had little to go on—except a dis... [Read More]
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Stealing Power: Absolutely gripping crime fiction full of totally unputdownable mystery and suspense (Detectives Kane and Colt Thrillers Book 1)
- ASIN: B00CXAH1V6
Stealing women's power is easy ... restoring it is deadly.Detective Chief Inspector AJ Colt lives his life in the limelight. The charismatic star of New Scotland Yard is public relations gold. Everyone loves him. Well, almost everyone. For three years a vicious serial rapist has been taunting and tormenting him, sending him recordings of every sick... [Read More]
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The Man Who Smiled (The Kurt Wallander Mysteries Book 4)
- ASIN: B00457X8DK
- Manufacturer: The New Press
The #1 international-bestselling tale of greed, violence, and corporate power from the master of Scandinavian noir: “One of his best” (The Times, London). After killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Kurt Wallander finds himself deep in a personal and professional crisis; during more than a year of sick leave, he turns to drink and vic... [Read More]
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PENITENT: a Scottish murder mystery with a devilish twist (Detective Inspector Munro murder mysteries Book 9)
- ASIN: B07SJGM2G1
- Manufacturer: THE BOOK FOLKS best-selling crime fiction publishers
When the known stalker of a young woman is arrested for her murder, it should be an open-and-shut case for DI Charlie West.A woman is found bludgeoned to death in a swimming pool. A pensioner who disappeared many moons ago turns up out of the blue. A cockeyed boxer has more success outside the ring than in it.What connects these events may or may n... [Read More]
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All That's Dead: The new Logan McRae crime thriller from the No.1 bestselling author (Logan McRae, Book 12)
- ASIN: B07KL16XMW
- Manufacturer: HarperCollins
There’s a darkness in the heart of Scotland…The stunning new Logan McRae thriller from No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Stuart MacBride.Scream all you want, no one can hear…Inspector Logan McRae is looking forward to a nice simple case – something to ease him back into work after a year off on the sick. But the powers-that-be have other ideas�... [Read More]
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The Dark Vineyard: A Novel of the French Countryside (Bruno Chief Of Police Book 2)
- ASIN: B0036S4D10
- Manufacturer: Vintage
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Loner (Oslo Mysteries)
- ASIN: 9935243664
- ISBN: 9935243664
- Manufacturer: Antonov Publishing
Which is worse, trying to catch a cunning killer leaving decapitated women in the woods, or trying to tame an unconventional forensic psychiatrist that seems determined to go his own way? The Oslo autumn is creeping in with its cold spells and Homicide Detective Julia Ryland is feeling pretty content with her team of three, but when the FBI behavio... [Read More]
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Faceless Killers: A Mystery (Kurt Wallander Mystery Book 1)
- ASIN: B005MYTEJC
- Manufacturer: The New Press
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In Harm's Way (Sandhamn Murders Book 6)
- ASIN: B07DQH8TZW
- Manufacturer: Amazon Crossing
A woman’s dangerous career comes to a chilling end in this spellbinding thriller by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of In the Heat of the Moment…The body of world-famous journalist Jeanette Thiels is discovered the day after Christmas, frozen in a snow-covered garden just steps from her hotel on Sandhamn Island. Detective Thomas Andreasson find... [Read More]
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The Darkness: A Thriller (The Hulda Series Book 1)
- ASIN: B079DVL6D3
- Manufacturer: Minotaur Books
Spanning the icy streets of Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and cold, isolated fjords, The Darkness is an atmospheric thriller from Ragnar Jonasson, one of the most exciting names in Nordic Noir.The body of a young Russian woman washes up on an Icelandic shore. After a cursory investigation, the death is declared a suicide and the case is quietl... [Read More]
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Valhalla Rising (Dirk Pitt Adventure Book 16)
- ASIN: B000OVLKX6
- Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons
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The Man Who Died
- ASIN: B075SPBQDV
- Manufacturer: Orenda Books
‘Tuomainen probes the chilliest depths of noir comedy as he explores the question of what to do when loved ones suddenly become the enemy' Publishers Weekly ‘Tuomainen is the funniest writer in Europe' Marcel Berlins, The Times A dark, page-turning thriller, brimming with black comedy, from the King of Helsinki Noir A successful entrepreneur in... [Read More]
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The Leopard: A Harry Hole Novel (8) (Harry Hole series)
- ASIN: B005KB0U04
- Manufacturer: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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The Scarred Woman (A Department Q Novel Book 7)
- ASIN: B01MYDC3SA
- Manufacturer: Dutton
The New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Causes delivers his most captivating and suspenseful Department Q novel yet—perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson. Detective Carl Mørck of Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division, meets his toughest challenge yet when the dark, troubled past of one of his... [Read More]
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Beowulf (Signet Classics)
- ASIN: 0451530969
- ISBN: 9780451530967
- Brand: Raffel, Burton (TRN)
- Manufacturer: Signet
Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Beowulf... SONG OF BATTLE AND KINGS Beowulf is one of the earliest extant poems in a modern European language, composed in England before the Norman Conquest. As a social document this great epic poem is invaluable—reflecting a feudal world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death... [Read More]
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The Hanging Girl: A Department Q Novel (Department Q Series Book 6)
- ASIN: B00SI0B4PO
- Manufacturer: Dutton
New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen delivers an exhilarating mystery in the Department Q series, featuring Detective Carl Mørck and his enigmatic assistants, Assad and Rose. In the middle of his usual hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, receives a c... [Read More]
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The Keeper of Lost Causes: The First Department Q Novel (Department Q Series Book 1)
- ASIN: B0052RDIUA
- Manufacturer: Dutton
Get to know the detective in charge of Copenhagen's coldest cases in the first electrifying Department Q mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen.Carl Mørck used to be one of Denmark’s best homicide detectives. Then a hail of bullets destroyed the lives of two fellow cops, and Carl—who didn’t draw his weapon—blames... [Read More]
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The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics)
- ASIN: 0140447555
- ISBN: 0140447555
- Brand: Snorri Sturluson
- Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragna... [Read More]
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Attack by Magic (Dragon's Gift: The Valkyrie Book 4)
- ASIN: B079KR7YGY
- Manufacturer: Bonnie Doon Press
Welcome to the Magical Death Match.For five long years, I’ve wanted just one thing—to find my sister Rowan. Her disappearance tore a hole in my life.Now I’ve found her—but she’s a captive of the same Rebel Gods who hunt me. They’ve enchanted her to follow their every whim, which will make rescuing her nearly impossible. But I’ll do an... [Read More]
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The Absent One: A Department Q Novel (Department Q Series Book 2)
- ASIN: B007FEFJ46
- Manufacturer: Dutton
Copenhagen’s Detective Carl Mørck is back and ready for action in the second Department Q novel from the “new ‘it’ boy of Nordic Noir” (The Times, London).Carl Mørck has settled into Department Q and is ready to take on another cold case. This time, it’s the brutal double-murder of a brother and sister two decades earlier. One of the... [Read More]
My Favourite Scandinavian Books Translated into English
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