Camilla Läckberg
"With each year that passes, the old Viking idea of jumping off a cliff to one’s death looks better and better."
“The Paris Directive” By Gerald Jay
We recently received "The Paris Directive", a debut novel by Gerald Jay, from the publisher Nan A. Talese (Random House) and were really impressed by the quality and the elegant…
Finnish Crime: “Raid And The Blackest Sheep” By Harri Nykanen
Harri Nykanen, is a Finnish author who has written nearly 30 books and is best known for his Raid series. While Nykanen's work has been translated into many languages, Raid and…
“An African Affair” By Nina Darnton
Nina Darnton lived in Africa for five years, two of them in Lagos. She has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times and NPR and a staff writer…
“A Dark Anatomy” By Robin Blake
Robin Blake is the author of acclaimed works on the artists Van Dyck and Stubbs. He has written, produced, and presented extensively for radio, is widely published as a critic,…
“As The Crow Flies” By Craig Johnson
Craig Johnson is the American novelist and creator of the Sheriff Walt Longmire novels. So far he has written seven Longmire mysteries which have garnered popular and critical acclaim. He…
“A Simple Murder” By Eleanor Kuhns
If you are looking for books from up and coming authors who have style of their own, Eleanor Kuhns's debut novel is a good pick. This year she won the…
Helsinki Homicide: Vengeance By Jarkko Sipila
Helsinki Homicide: Vengeance is the second novel we recently reviewed from a popular Finnish series by Jarkko Sipila centered around Lieutenant Takamäki and his team in Helsinki Police workforce. Jarkko Sipila,…
“Fatal Tango” By Wolfram Fleischhauer
Wolfram Fleischhauer was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1961 and developed a passion for foreign cultures at an early age. He spent a year abroad at an American high school…
Finnish Mystery: “The Priest Of Evil” By Matti Joensuu
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948-2011) was a Finnish writer of crime fiction. He has been awarded the State's Literature Prize (1982), Vuoden johtolanka prize (1985, 1994, 2004), and he has received…
A Taste Of Iceland: “The Flatey Enigma” By Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson is one of Iceland’s most accomplished crime fiction authors. His novel House of Evidence was nominated for the Glass Key—the Nordic Crime Novel Award—in 2001 and The…
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