Scandi Noir

Delve into these crime novels set in Scandinavia - psychological thrillers <tick>, murder mysteries <tick>, brooding detectives <tick> <tick>.

Updated August 30, 2023
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Victim 2117
Adler-Olsen, Jussi
Paper Book
In the heart-pounding next installment of the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series, a terrifying international investigation reveals the complex backstory of one of the department's own--the enigmatic Assad. The newspaper refers to the body...
The shadow murders
Adler-Olsen, Jussi
Paper Book
In the penultimate thriller in the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series, Copenhagen's cold cases division must hunt for a nefarious criminal who has slipped under the radar for decades. On her sixtieth birthday, a woman takes her own life....
X ways to die
Ahnhem, Stefan
Paper Book
A murderous game. The killer makes the rules. Death hangs on the roll of the dice. In murder investigations, it pays to keep things simple: motive, method, opportunity. But the case in front of Detective Fabian Risk is a nightmare. A killer who strikes out of nowhere. No apparent...
The girl by the bridge
Arnaldur Indridason.
Paper Book
Over 18 million copies sold worldwide. The bestselling Icelandic author of all time. 'One of the greats of modern crime fiction' Sunday Times __________________________________________ When a young woman known for drug smuggling goes missing, her...
I will miss you tomorrow
Bakkeid, Heine T.
Paper Book
'Bakkeid has entered the upper echelons of Norwegian crime writing' Barry ForshawThe first in a new Norwegian crime series by the winner of the Riverton Prize 2021 introducing disgraced ex-Chief Inspector Thorkild Aske, a damaged man with a complicated pastFresh out of prison...
You are next
Dahl, Arne.
Paper Book
A detective under arrest. A killer running free. A dark and gripping thriller set in the Stockholm Archipelago, from an international bestseller and Scandicrime star. Detective Inspector Sam Berger's life has been turned upside down. He is suspected of a murder and his...
Bad Apples
Dean, Will.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Dark Pines comes Will Dean's most terrifying Tuva Moodyson mystery yet  Praise for the series: 'The tension is unrelenting, and I can't wait for Tuva's next outing.' Val McDermid 'Loaded with atmosphere, brilliant on...
The butterfly house
Engberg, Katrine
Paper Book
Detectives Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner race to solve a series of sordid murders linked to some of the most vulnerable patients in a Danish hospital in this sequel to the #1 international bestseller The Tenant that is "brimming with personality, eccentric characters, and plenty of...
The corpse flower : a novel
Hancock, Anne Mette
Paper Book
It's early September in Copenhagen, the rain has been coming down for weeks, and 36-year-old journalist Heloise Kaldan is in the middle of a nightmare. One of her sources has been caught lying, and she could lose her job over it. And then she receives the first in a series of cryptic and ominous...
Beyond the truth
Holt, Anne
Paper Book
The gripping seventh instalment of Anne Holt's bestselling Hanne Wilhelmsen series: a wealthy Oslo family is murdered and the surviving family members are all acting guilty, because they all have something to hide. How will Hanne Wilhelmsen get to the truth in an endless web of deceit?
The blind goddess
Holt, Anne
Paper Book
In the first instalment of the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, Anne Holt delivers a superbly chilling story of corruption in the corridors of power.
In dust and ashes
Holt, Anne
Paper Book
Don't miss this tenth and final instalment of Anne Holt's explosive Hanne Wilhelmsen series.
The lion's mouth : a Hanne Wilhelmsen novel
Holt, Anne
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author of 1222, called the "godmother of modern Norwegian crime" by Jo Nesbø, the next book in the Edgar Award-nominated mystery series: Hanne Wilhelmsen is on the case when someone murders the prime minister of Norway. Less than six months...
A necessary death
Holt, Anne
Paper Book
A thrilling, intricate and page-turning new novel from the godmother of Norwegian crime fiction. A Necessary Death is the second instalment in Anne Holt's new crime series featuring Selma Falck.
Offline
Holt, Anne
Paper Book
The Katharina code
Horst, Jørn Lier
Paper Book
Twenty-six years ago Katharina Haugen went missing. All she left behind was her husband Martin and a mysterious string of numbers written on a piece of paper. Every year on October 10th Chief Inspector William Wisting takes out the files to the case he was never able to solve. Stares at...
A question of guilt
Horst, Jørn Lier
Paper Book
The chilling and heart-pounding new novel from Norwegian superstar Jørn Lier Horst INSPIRATION FOR THE HIT BBC FOUR SHOW WISTING 'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers' THE TIMES A killer caught. A murder...
Outside
Ragnar Jónasson
Paper Book
Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . . The gripping new stand-alone mystery from 'world-class crime writer' Ragnar Jónasson, soon to be a major motion picture 'Is this the best crime writer in the world today' THE TIMES
The island
Ragnar Jónasson
Paper Book
The newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene has arrived with a superb followup to The Darkness. Shortlisted for the Crime Novel of the Year Award in Iceland Third Place, Novel of the Year Award 2016 in Iceland, selected by booksellers One of the...
Lazarus
Kepler, Lars
CD
The Mirror Man
Kepler, Lars.
Paper Book
IF YOU SEE HIS REFLECTION IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE . . . The gripping new crime novel from global thriller writing phenomenon, Lars Kepler.
Trapped
Lackberg, Camilla.
Paper Book
An incredible new thriller you won't want to put down! A shocking murder... It's a case unlike anything detective Mina Dabiri has seen before. A woman trapped inside a magician's box, with swords pierced through. But this time, it's not a magic trick. It's murder. A...
Blood on snow
Nesbo, Jo
Paper Book
*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE* 'An incendiary cocktail of murder, revenge and a hitman with multiple problems' Independent The contract killer. Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer. When you...
Killing moon
Nesbo, Jo.
Paper Book
'Nesb is one of today's most interesting thriller writers, a 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight' Lee Child _________________________________ This killer will get inside your head. Two young women are missing. Strangers to each other, but last seen at...
Police
Nesbø, Jo
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * In this "invigorating must-read" installment (Newsweek) of the New York Times bestselling series, Inspector Harry Hole investigates a serial killer targeting Oslo's police officers. For years, detective Harry Hole has been at the center of...
The axe woman
Nesser, Håkan
Paper Book
'A master of suspense' - Sunday TimesWhen Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti returns to work after a personal tragedy, his boss hands him a cold case to ease him back in. But the case doesn't stay cold for long . . . The Axe Woman is the fifth Inspector Barbarotti novel from bestselling author Håkan Nesser...
The Lonely Ones
Nesser, Hakan.
Paper Book
A trip behind the Iron Curtain would change their lives forever . . . It begins in 1969. Six young people arrive in Uppsala. Different circumstances push the three young couples together and, over the course of a few years, they become friends. But a summer trip through Eastern Europe changes...
The girl who died
Ragnar J©đnasson
Paper Book
Una is devastated after the suicide of her father. So when she sees an advert seeking a teacher for two girls in Skalar on the storm-battered north coast of the island, she sees it as a chance to escape. But once she arrives, Una quickly realises nothing in city life has prepared her for this....
The mist
Ragnar J©đnasson
Paper Book
Step into snowy Iceland with the final nail-biting instalment in the critically acclaimed Hidden Iceland series - FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'A world-class crime writer . . . One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction' Sunday Times
Cry wolf
Rosenfeldt, Hans.
Paper Book
From the multi-award winning author of The Bridge (BBC) and Marcella (Netflix, ITV) comes a blockbuster new thriller... A DEAD WOLF A DRUG DEAL GONE WRONG A LETHAL FEMALE ASSASSIN Hannah Wester, a detective...
Knock knock
Roslund, Anders
Paper Book
A page-turning new Scandi-crime sensation from the publisher of Jo Nesbo. **THE SMASH-HIT SCANDI THRILLER FROM THE PUBLISHER OF JO NESBO** Set over three explosive days, this is compulsive, heart-pounding storytelling that will keep you on the edge of...
The fallout
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Paper Book
'A magnificent writer' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Sigurdardottir remains incontrovertibly the Queen of Icelandic Crime - and one of the most reliable practitioners of Nordic Noir ... Nobody lowers the temperature and quickens the pulse as adroitly as Queen Yrsa' FINANCIAL TIMES...
The doll
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Paper Book
'I love the Children's House series and Yrsa delivers again with The Doll. Such engaging characters and a compelling, twisted and creepy mystery - I couldn't put it down!' SHARI LAPENA 'Yrsa is a wonderful storyteller. Her stories are atmospheric, mysterious...
Gallows Rock
Yrsa Sigurdardottir.
Paper Book
'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' Daily Express On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it... The...
The absolution
Yrsa Sigur©ʻard©đttir
Paper Book
The new novel from the internationally bestselling, prizewinning, queen of Icelandic crime. All he wants is for them to say sorry. The police find out about the crime the way everyone does: on Snapchat. The video shows the terrified victim begging for...

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