Nordic Noir

Nordic noir is a subgenre of crime fiction set in Scandinavian countries.
Updated September 19, 2022
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
Ebook
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Faceless Killers
Henning Mankell
Ebook
Discover the first novel in the addictive Wallander series. 'Wallander is among the very best fictional crimebusters' Daily Telegraph One frozen January morning at 5am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he believes is a routine call out. When he...
The Snowman
Jo Nesbø
Paper Book
One night, after the first snowfall of the year, a boy named Jonas wakes up and discovers that his mother has disappeared. Only one trace of her remains: a pink scarf, his Christmas gift to her, now worn by the snowman that inexplicably appeared in their yard earlier that day. Inspector Harry Hole...
The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Paper Book
Get to know the detective in charge of Copenhagen's coldest cases in the first electrifying Department Q mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen. Carl Mørck used to be one of Denmark's best homicide detectives. Then a hail of bullets destroyed...
Roseanna
Maj Sjöwall
Ebook
The Chestnut Man
Soren Sveistrup
Paper Book
The police make a terrible discovery in a suburb of Copenhagen. A young woman has been killed and dumped at a playground. One of her hands has been cut off, and above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Young detective Naia Thulin is assigned the case. Her partner is Mark Hess, a burned-out...
In the Darkness
Karin Fossum
Ebook
I'm Traveling Alone
Samuel Bjork
Paper Book
A complex and sophisticated crime thriller from an astonishing new talent When the body of a young girl is found hanging from a tree, the only clue the police have is an airline tag around her neck. It reads 'I'm travelling alone'. In response, police investigator Holger...
The Darkness
Ragnar Jónasson
Paper Book
The Gilded Cage
Camilla Lackberg
Paper Book
'A sexy, sensational novel with intoxicating vengeance and an unexpected tenderness' No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter All that glitters... People would kill to have Faye Adelheim's life. She lives in an ultra-swanky apartment in the most...
The Ice Beneath Her
Camilla Grebe
Paper Book
The Witch Hunter
Max Seeck
Paper Book
Pacey and intelligent Scandi crime, perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Stieg Larsson and Samuel Bjork.
Hunting Game
Helene Tursten
Paper Book
Embla Nystrom, Detective Inspector in the mobile unit in Gothenburg, Sweden and talented hunter and prize-winning Nordic welterweight, is glad to be taking a vacation from her high-stress job to attend the annual moose hunt with her family and friends. But when Embla arrives in rural Dalsland, she...
We Know You Remember
Tove Alsterdal
Paper Book
From Swedish crime sensation Tove Asterdal: immerse yourself in the long summer days of this claustrophobic community as detective Eira Sjodin takes on a case guaranteed to keep you guessing to the end.
The Heart Keeper
Alex Dahl
Paper Book
The new, chilling thriller from the author of The Boy at the Door. What would you do to get your daughter back? Three months ago Alison's world fell apart when her five-year-old daughter drowned at the local lake. Lost in grief, her husband and friends are unable to reach her....

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