Snowy crimes

Snowy Scandinavian crime


Thanks to the amazing success of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, publishing has seen a huge spike in interest in crime stories set in the snowier parts of the world! If you've got a taste for ice and below-zero temperatures, may we suggest the following?

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Anne Holt

A snowbound mountain pass, a derailed train, a locked, shuttered and hueavily guarded carriage, an apocalyptic storm, an ancient hotel, old betrayals, murder and state secrets... The first book in the Hanne Wilhelmsen series from a former Norwegian Minister for Justice.

Fear NotFear Not
Anne Holt

A drug addict dead in a basement, a young asylum seeker floating in the harbour, a high profile female bishop stabbed to death in the street. What is the connection? Introducing the Johanne Vik series from the reigning queen of Scandinavian crime writing, Anne Holt.

BurnedBurned
Thomas Enger

The gripping, terrifying, edge-of-your-seat debut thriller of the year. Two years earlier online reporter Henning Juul lost his son, Jonas, in a domestic fire. As he returns to work, physically and emotionally scarred, Henning struggles to escape this past and to be taken seriously again as a reporter - by his colleagues, his ex-wife and the police.

Where the Shadows LieWhere the Shadows Lie
Michael Ridpath

An ancient Icelandic saga leads to murder in this ingenious new crime series from international bestseller Michael Ridpath. Amid Iceland's wild, volcanic landscape, rumours swirl of an ancient manuscript containing a long-lost saga about a ring of terrible power. The manuscript, which is believed to have inspired Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, exists ... but why is it worth killing for?

Stieg and MeStieg and Me
Eva Gabrielsson and Marie-Francoise Colombani

There is only one person who can tell the real Stieg Larsson story, and that is his lifelong companion Eva Gabrielsson. This is her book.