I had read the Finnish writer Antti Tuomainen’s two previous novels, The Healer and Dark as My Heart, in Norwegian…
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If you are going to read only one Nordic Noir novel in your life, you should read this. It has…
Amalie Skram was a female naturalist writer living from 1846 to 1905; she is one of the most important inspirations…
In Norway we have more than one writer who is called the “Grandfather of Nordic Noir”. I am afraid, though,…
“There’s no such thing as the perfect crime,” I insisted. “Oh really?” he replied, his expression bordering on exasperation. We…
When people in the UK look towards the Nordic countries, what do they really see? On the map they will…
The 17th of May is Norway’s national day. So at Orenda Books’ first roadshow event of 2017, at Waterstone’s Piccadilly,…
Exceptional evening of international crime fiction at the Orenda Roadshow! Hold onto your hats and get read for the ride…
Don Bartlett has translated some of Norway’s most prominent and popular contemporary writers, including Jo Nesbø, Roy Jacobsen, Lars Saabye…
