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Nordic Noir books for beginners! 📚 🖤
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items If you are curious about Nordic Noir (also known as Scandinavian Noir), a crime fiction genre originating from the Nordic countries, you have come to the right place. It is dark and gritty and often focuses on psychological and social issues. I don't...
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Denmark 🇩🇰
Iceland 🇮🇸
Norway 🇳🇴
Sweden 🇸🇪
Denmark 🇩🇰
I adored this one. In Copenhagen, a woman is writing a mystery book, except now it seems like real life is mirroring it... This is the first book in a series of 4. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
The Tenant by Katrine Engberg
This series follows Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, who seems to always find herself in trouble simply because she cares about people. Her first adventure involves finding a little boy stuffed inside a suitcase in a train station's locker... But, magic...
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl & Agnete Friis
While I absolutely loved this standalone book, it is not for the faint of heart. This would probably be the one book I'd recommend if you're exploring the genre to see if it is for you. A madman is on a killing spree and he leaves behind a calling ca...
The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
Iceland 🇮🇸
This is the first book in a series of 6. This claustrophobic thriller is set as far north in Iceland as one can go... And we all know that small towns with tight knit communities hold dark secrets. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson
A mother struggling after a nasty divorce turns to smuggling cocaine while falling in love with another woman. A fast and engaging read! First in a series of 3. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
Snare by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Norway 🇳🇴
Now this is a pretty strange one! In the all encompassing and oppressive darkness of the Norwegian north, we follow around a suicidal, disgraced ex-policeman - cue missing men, dead bodies, drugs, and oh, ghosts. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
I Will Miss You Tomorrow by Heine Bakkeid
This series might be my favourite. Holger Munch, a veteran detective, convinces a deeply troubled investigator Mia Krüger to help him find the killer of a 6 year old girl. My rating: 5/5 ⭐
I'm Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjørk
This is the first (in English publication order) of the 14 books in the William Wisting series. It is a typical police procedural, which provides some interesting commentary on incarceration and rehabilitation. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
Dregs by Jørn Lier Horst
This is a great series. Police officer Alexander Blix and blogger Emma Ramm form an unlikely duo to help track down a serial killer. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
Death Deserved by Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger
Sweden 🇸🇪
A solid first book in the series of 3 which combines the narrative of events that happened 20 years ago and today. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
We Know You Remember by Tove Alsterdal
An excellent introduction to Swedish crime fiction! This thriller features the usual complicated and somewhat unlikeable investigator who you somehow grow to like. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
Dark Secrets by Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt
This is the first book in a series of 10. Enigmatic detective Joona Linna is called upon to investigate a gruesome triple homicide. My rating: 5/5 ⭐
The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler
The first in a series of 6 books, it introduces us to Rebecka Martinsson. Rebecka leaves the hustle and bustle of Stockholm to return to her hometown of Kiruna in northern Sweden to help out a friend whose brother is found murdered. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
Sun Storm by Åsa Larsson
You may have seen Wallander on Netflix... This is how it all began. It's the first book in a series of 10. My rating: 4/5 ⭐
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell