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Gentlemen, by Klas Ostergren

Gentlemen was originally published in Swedish in 1980, and received great reviews all over Scandinavia. It has been excellently translated into English by Tiina Nunnally. Östergren is a great...

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Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End, by Leif GW Persson

This is an interesting Swedish crime fiction novel; a book that to some extent is a cult novel in Sweden, and that has attracted much attention because it provides a possible explanation for the...

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The Unit, by Ninni Holmqvist

The Unit is the debut novel of Swedish writer Ninni Holmqvist. She has previously published three collections of short stories, but this is the first time I have read her. I really liked the book –...

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The Gallows Bird, by Camilla Lackberg

This is the fourth book in the Erica Falck – Patrik Hedstrom crime fiction series by Swedish writer Camilla Lackberg (Swedish: Läckberg). As in the other books in the series, the story is set in the...

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Another Time, Another Life, by Leif GW Persson

This fabulous crime fiction novel was deservedly awarded Best Swedish Crime Novel by the Swedish Academy of Crime in 2003. It’s a novel written in that very special, very critical, dwelling yet quite...

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Münster’s Case, by Håkan Nesser

Münster’s Case (aka The Unlucky Lottery) is the sixth book in Swedish crime fiction writer Håkan Nesser’s excellent series about the grumpy, eccentric and brilliant Chief Inspector Van Veeteren. In...

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Night Rounds, by Helene Tursten

I am delighted to see Night Rounds (original Swedish title Nattrond, first published in 1999) finally in English translation! At the same time, I have a hard time not mentioning how strongly I dislike...

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Two soldiers, by Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström

Two soldiers is the fifth novel by the Swedish award winning duo Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström translated into English. Roslund & Hellstrom is an interesting duo. Anders Roslund is a...

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