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Obviously with the rise of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbø plus a few others like Henning Mankell I've gotten into reading up on the books from Norway, Sweden, Finland and a few others in that region but I would like to make sure I've covered all known authors. Anybody got some suggestions?

[Beukies]

Don't forget Anne Holt

[merry60]

Karin Fossum, Camilla Läckberg, Arnaldur Indriðason, Liza Marklund, Ake Edwardson........

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Ahh yes. I have some of those. It taking me some time to get around to them though. Couldn't forget Åsa Larsson.

[helenwho]

Camilla Lackberg, I like her Patrik Hedstrom series

[zackddog]

fantasticfiction.com

Or you can search by country: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/countries/

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fantasticfiction.com

Or you can search by country: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/countries/

Nice! The whole Nordic crime writing scene has opened new dimensions to me so definitely looking for an expansion of the literary mind and body.

There's Kjell Westo, Carina Rydberg and Carl-Johan Vallgren.
I don't think that Vallgren's History of Startling Love (a very loosely translated worktitle) has been translated into English yet, but when it is - I sincerely recommend reading that book!

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So far I've gotten to the following authors:

Karin Alvtegen, Arnaldur Indridason, Asa Larsson, Stieg Larsson, Hakan Nesser, Quentin Bates, Anne Holt, Camilla Ceder, Camilla Lackburg, Kjell Erikkson, Jo Nesbo, Karin Fossum, Helene Tursten, Mari Lungstedt, Mons Kallentoft, Liza Marklund, Olaf Olafsson, Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Don't forget Håkan Nesser! His series on Van Vetereen is great! (And his other books as well.)

Compared with Mankell/Larsson/Holt there's less blood and gore and more psychology.

Many of his books are set in a fictional 'Maardam', somewhere in central/western Europe (it's a weird mixture of Holland/Poland/Sweden).

His books have been very popular in Sweden as well as in Finland and Germany, but haven't been translated into English until recently.

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Don't forget Håkan Nesser! His series on Van Vetereen is great! (And his other books as well.)

Compared with Mankell/Larsson/Holt there's less blood and gore and more psychology.

Many of his books are set in a fictional 'Maardam', somewhere in central/western Europe (it's a weird mixture of Holland/Poland/Sweden).

His books have been very popular in Sweden as well as in Finland and Germany, but haven't been translated into English until recently.

I've got those books! I am SLOWLY reading my way through everything I can.

a fictional 'Maardam' (...) (it's a weird mixture of Holland/Poland/Sweden).

Now that's a scary thought

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Camilla Lackberg is having The Stonecutter released next week so I am looking forward to a well spent $10.81 in the iTunes store

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So LibertyBelle suggested I update this post since I've found some many other great Nordic authors. I don't even know where to begin.

[profprofessorson]

Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg?

I heard a funny stat that there are more murder mysteries published in Sweden than there are actual murders in Sweden.