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New Crime Books
New crime books by Scandinavian authors to be published in English translations.
Forthcoming in 2010
February:
Camilla Lackberg: The Stone Cutter. The third book in her series about Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck in Fjallbacka in Sweden. Review
Henning Mankell: The Man from Beijing, a new thriller that was very well received in Scaninavia. Review.
March:
Mari Jungstedt: The Killer's Art. This is her fourth murder story featuring Inspector Anders Knutas at Gotland in Sweden.
Jo Nesbo: The Snowman. Another wonderful story about Detective Harry Hole, the loner who has problems with booze from Oslo, Norway.
(Review)
July:
Karin Fossum: Bad Intentions. Three friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin. One dies. Inspector Konrad Sejer is in charge of the investigation.
Hakan Nesser: The Inspector and Silence. A new novel in the Chief Inspector Van Veeteren series.
Yrsa Sigurdardottir: Ashes to Dust. A new athmospheric thriller featuring the good-natured lawyer-sleuth Thora Gudmundsdottir
August:
James Patterson and Liza Marklund: The Postcard Killers. A serial killing couple murder people in several European countries. Reviewed
September:
Leif G. W. Persson: Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End: The Story of a Crime.
October:
Liza Marklund: Red Wolf. A book in the Annika Bengtzon series, the fifth.
Released in 2009:
January:
Stieg Larsson: The Girl Who Played with Fire. Second book in the Millennium trilogy. Reviewed.
February:
Karin Alvtegen: Shadow. A story of dark family secrets. Reviewed
Camilla Lackberg: The Stonecutter, the third book about Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck from Fjallbacka (book review)(and The Preacher released as paperback in the UK)
March:
Jo Nesbo: The Redeemer, a new book in the series about Detective Harry Hole. Reviewed
April:
Hakan Nesser: Woman with a Birthmark. Another book in the series about Inspector Van Veeteren - Review
Yrsa Sigurdardottir: My Soul to Take, the second book with the Icelandic lawyer Thora Gudmundsdottir - Review
June
Dahl, K O: The Last Fix, a new book with dectives Gunnarstranda and Frolich from Oslo. - Review
Egeland, Tom: The Guardians of the Covenant. About Archaeologist Bjorn Belto who finds ancient Viking parchments. Review
Jarkko Sipila: Against the Wall. A Helsinki Homicide novel featuring Detective Lieutenant Kari Takamaki and undercover agent Suhonen.
Review.
July
Leif Davisen: The Woman from Bratislava. Starring Teddy Pedersen, a middle-aged, Danish university lecturer (Review)
Karin Fossum: The Water's Edge. Another book in Karin Fossum's series about Inspector Konrad Sejer. Review.
Johan Theorin: The Darkest Room. Another crime story from Oland. Review.
August
Camilla Lackberg: The Stonecutter, a new book from Fjallbacka, featuring Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck, the third in the series. Review.
Inger Frimansson: Island of the Naked Women- psychological thriller (Review)
September
Arnaldur Indridason: Hypothermia, a new Reykjavik-thriller with Sigurdur and Erlendur. Review.
Gunnar Staalesen: The Consorts of Death, another Varg Veum from Bergen in Norway. Review.
Death Angels, by Ake Edwardson, a new book in the series about Chief Inspector Erik Winter. Review.
October
Tove Jansson: The True Deceiver. Review.
Stieg Larsson: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, the third and final book in the Millennium Trilogy, featuring Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander
(Review)
December
Anne Holt: Death in Oslo, a new novel with former FBI profiler Johanne Vik and her husband, Detective Inspector Adam Stubo
(UK release Dec. 10, US release: Unknown).
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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