A toothsome slices of Nordic Noir, Fallen Angels by Gunnar Staalesen (translated by the matchless Don Bartlett) is proof positive that Staalesen is the key detective writer in Scan
I had read the Finnish writer Antti Tuomainen’s two previous novels, The Healer and Dark as My Heart, in Norwegian and was fascinated by them. The Mine I have read in David Hacks
If you are going to read only one Nordic Noir novel in your life, you should read this. It has both an English title and an American one, but whatever it is called, the book is the
Amalie Skram was a female naturalist writer living from 1846 to 1905; she is one of the most important inspirations for my own writing. She wrote with a huge sympathy for her chara
In Norway we have more than one writer who is called the “Grandfather of Nordic Noir”. I am afraid, though, that none of us deserves it. The “Grandparents of Nordic Noir” a
“There’s no such thing as the perfect crime,” I insisted. “Oh really?” he replied, his expression bordering on exasperation. We had met in the kind of place to which men
When people in the UK look towards the Nordic countries, what do they really see? On the map they will surely notice the Scandinavian peninsula, which contains two countries: Norwa
The 17th of May is Norway’s national day. So at Orenda Books’ first roadshow event of 2017, at Waterstone’s Piccadilly, the akvavit was flowing; with three eminent Norwegian
Exceptional evening of international crime fiction at the Orenda Roadshow! Hold onto your hats and get read for the ride as joining us on the evening will be: Ragnar Jonasson auth
Don Bartlett has translated some of Norway’s most prominent and popular contemporary writers, including Jo Nesbø, Roy Jacobsen, Lars Saabye Christensen and Kjell Ola Dahl. This
