Thanks to the release of The Girl in the Spider’s Web last month, people are once again getting all excited about Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series. This was the series that introduced me to Nordic or Scandinavian crime fiction and thanks to my friend Katrin getting me hooked on the genre and sending me tons of recommendations on new authors and books, I’ve since found quite a few other series to love. However, I’ve realized that lots of those books might not be as well known here in the U.S. Since this week’s TTT prompt is a list of recommended reading—ten books if you liked Book X, or so-and-so popular author—you get the idea—I thought I’d share some of those series for your perusal. This list is by no means comprehensive, and unfortunately I only have seven so far to recommend, but I hope it gives you a good starting point!
1. Department Q, by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Denmark)
2. Inspector Erlendur, by Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland)
3. Thora Gudmundsdottir, by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Iceland)
4. Inspector Kurt Wallnder, by Henning Mankell (Sweden)
5. Harry Hole, by Jo Nesbo (Norway)
6. Nina Borg, by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis (Denmark)
7. Joona Linna, by Lars Kepler (Sweden)
6 Comments
Abi Pearson
This list is awesome! I still haven’t read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but I saw the film (not the american version) and I NEED to read the book. Thanks!
writergirlm
I hope you like it!
Katrin
Hehe, I am so glad I got you hooked on all these books. You might also like Ake Edwardson. Need to check if I have the ebooks.
writergirlm
I will have to look for his books!
Citra
This is the coolest list ever. You know, I never really cared about crime books until I read The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo. Thank you so much!
Oh the Scandinavians are great in making humor books too (e.g. The Hundred Year Old Man who Jumped Out of The Window and Disappeared) :)
writergirlm
I think I have that one on my Kindle! It looks good :)