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New Crime Books
New crime books by Scandinavian authors to be published in English translations.
Forthcoming in 2009:
January:
Stieg Larsson: The Girl Who Played with Fire. Second book in the Millennium trilogy. Reviewed.
February:
Karin Alvtegen: Shadow.
Camilla Lackberg: The Preacher, the second book about Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck from Fjallbacka (book review)
March:
Jo Nesbo: The Redeemer, a new book in the series about Detective Harry Hole.
April:
Hakan Nesser: Woman with a Birthmark. Another book in the series about Inspector Van Veeteren
Yrsa Sigurdardottir: My Soul to Take, the second book with the Icelandic lawyer Thora Gudmundsdottir.
Forthcoming/released in 2008:
January:
Alvtegen, Karin: Missing. Demonstrates clearly that Alvtegen is one of the best of the Swedish crime writers. (Status: Released.) Review.
Larsson, Stieg:
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. This is the first book in the Millennium Trilogy by this incredibly talented (now dead) writer. (Status: Released) Review
Sigurdardottir, Yrsa: Last Rituals. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is commissioned to find out the truth. (Status: Released) Review
February
Burman, Carina: The Streets of Babylon (released February in the UK, May in the US) (review)
Holt, Anne: What Never Happens (Status: released)(review)
Larsson, Asa: The Savage Altar (UK)(published as Sun Storm in the US) (review)
March:
Nesbo, Jo: Nemesis. This is the fourth crime novel by Nesbo starring Detective Harry Hole, in Oslo, Norway, to be published in English. (amazon.com gives May as publication date) Review
April:
Eriksson, Kjell:
The Demon of Dakar. Book number 7 starring Detectives Ola Haver and Ann Lindell, from Uppsala in Sweden (review)
Leckberg, Camilla:
The Ice Princess, starring Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck, in Fjallbacka in Sweden (review)
Mankell, Henning: The Eye of the Leopard (review)
May:
Dahl, K O: The Man in the Window. Book number three about Gunnarstranda and Frolich, from the Oslo Police (amazon.com gives March 18, 2008 as release date)(review)
June:
Fossum, Karin: Broken , a wonderful novel, borderline between crime and general fiction. (review)
Nesser, Hakan: Mind's Eye. The fourth Inspector Van Veeteren novel to be released in English. Review
July:
Larsson, Asa: The Black Path, the third book starring Rebecka Martinssons, a Swedish lawyer. Review.
Roslund & Hellstrom: The Vault. Review.
August:
Johan Theorin: Echoes from the Dead (review)
September:
Henning Mankell: The Pyramid (The Wallander Stories) (Review)
Arnaldur Indridason: Arctic Chill
(More Erlendur!) (Review)
November:
Mari Jungstedt: The Inner Circle (More Inspector Anders Knutas) (book review)
Kjaerstad, Jan: The Discoverer (The Jonas Wergeland Trilogy, final book)
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