Good Reads - Fiction
Nordic and Scandinavian Mystery Series
Crime-solving authors originally published in Sweden, Norway, or Iceland translated into English for readers abroad.
MYSTERY/ARNALDUR INDRIDASON
Arnaldur Indridason - Jar City - 2005, 275 p.
• Inspector Erlendur/Reykjavik Mystery series
Iceland
MYSTERY/DAHL
Dahl, K.O. - The Fourth Man - 2008, 276 p.
• Chief Inspector Gunnarstranda and Detective Inspector Frank Frølich
Norway
MYSTERY/EDWARDSON
Edwardson, Åke - Sun and Shadow - 2005, 392 p.
• Chief Inspector Erik Winter
Sweden
MYSTERY/ERIKSSON
Eriksson, Kjell - The Princess of Burundi - 2006, 300 p.
• Inspector Ann Lindell
Sweden
MYSTERY/FOSSUM
Fossum, Karin - Don’t Look Back - 2003, 295 p.
• Inspector Konrad Sejer
Norway
MYSTERY/FRIMANSSON
Frimansson, Inger - Good Night, My Darling - 2007, 317 p.
• Justine Dalvik
Sweden
MYSTERY/JUNGSTEDT
Jungstedt, Mari - Unseen - 2006, 246 p.
• Inspector Anders Knutas
Sweden
MYSTERY/LARSSON
Larsson, Åsa - Sun Storm - 2006, 310 p.
• Attorney Rebecka Martinsson
Sweden
FICTION/LARSSON
Larsson, Stieg - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 2008, 465 p.
• Reporter Mikael Blomkvist and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander
Sweden
MYSTERY/MANKELL
Mankell, Henning - Faceless Killers - 1997, 284 p.
• Inspector Kurt Wallander
Sweden
MYSTERY/NESBØ
Nesbø, Jø - The Devil’s Star - 2006, 368 p.
• Detective Harry Hole
Norway
MYSTERY/NESSER
Nesser, Håkan - Mind’s Eye - 2008, 278 p.
• Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren
Sweden
MYSTERY/TURSTEN
Tursten, Helene - Detective Inspector Huss - 2003, 371 p.
• Detective Inspector Irene Huss
Sweden
MYSTERY/YRSA SIGURDARDÓTTIR
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir - Last Rituals - 2007, 314 p.
• Attorney Thóra Gudmundsdóttir
Iceland
Prepared by Suzy Miller, September 2009 |