Top Icelandic suspense for the summer holidays
Iceland is a small country with very low crime rates, but a surprisingly large number of top quality crime fiction writers.
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Silenced – police procedural with intriguing plot
Silenced is the awarded second installment in the Ice and Crime series by Icelandic crime fiction author Sólveig Pálsdóttir.
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OSLO AND BERGEN – read now, travel later
Many crime fiction novels offer both exciting stories and captivating environments, so why not explore the cities of some great detectives from Oslo and Bergen.
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Atmospheric and creepy mystery by Ragnar Jónasson
The Girl Who Died is a psychological thriller with a touch of ghost story by Icelandic award-winning and bestselling author Ragnar Jónasson.
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Copenhagen – read now, travel later
Copenhagen is one of Europe’s oldest capitals, but at the same time as being historic, the city is very cosmopolitan and exciting. No wonder many Danish authors has used it as a backdrop for their crime fiction novels.
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Agnes Ravatn – witty, sophisticated and highly original
Norwegian journalist and writer Agnes Ravatn has so far written two critically acclaimed and award-winning crime fiction novels – The Bird Tribunal and The Seven Doors.
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A tense and melancholic spring read
Walpurgis Night is fast approaching and Rites of Spring by Anders de la Motte is a perfect reading for this special time of year.
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Best Norwegian Easter reading
Many Norwegians have a special way of celebrating Easter called ”påskekrim”, which is an old tradition to read or watch crime fiction stories over the Easter period.
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Creepy suspense in a deserted village
Young Swedish writer Camilla Sten has written a gripping mixture of horror and detective story, set in an abandoned village in a remote part of northern Sweden.
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Betrayal – personal, political, social
Betrayal is a modern, fast-paced psychological thriller about the dark side of politics by award-winning Icelandic author Lilja Sigurðardóttir. International aid worker Úrsúla has returned to Iceland, where she accepts a government role but life in high office soon becomes agonizing…
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