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 exhilarating penultimate thriller of the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling Department Q series, the team must hunt for a nefarious criminal who has slipped under the radar for decades. On her sixtieth birthday, a woman takes her own life. When the...
The shadow district.
Arnaldur IndriĂ°ason, 1961-
Paper Book
OLD CRIMES, NEW CONSEQUENCES THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, a young woman is found strangled behind the National Theatre, a rough and dangerous area of the city known as 'the shadow district'. An Icelandic detective and a member of the American military police are on the...
Voices.
Arnaldur IndriĂ°ason, 1961-
Paper Book
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...
The darkness knows.
Arnaldur IndriĂ°ason, 1961-
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Retired detective Konrad returns to a haunting cold case in The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason, the "undisputed King of the Icelandic thriller." --The Guardian (UK) A frozen body is discovered in the icy depths of Langjökull glacier, apparently that of a...
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...
The butterfly house.
Engberg, Katrine, 1975-
Paper Book
Detectives Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner from the #1 international bestseller The Tenant--which New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs heralded as a "stunning debut"--return in this compulsively readable thriller as they race to solve a series of sordid murders linked to...
Beyond the truth.
Holt, Anne, 1958-
Paper Book
In the seventh installment of the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, the brilliant female detective must untangle the complex and bitter history of one of Oslo's wealthiest families after a celebratory get together at their home ends in a multi-victim homicide. Shortly before Christmas, four...
Blind goddess.
Holt, Anne, 1958-
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The first book in Edgar-nominated Anne Holt's international bestselling mystery series featuring detective Hanne Wilhelmsen, last seen in 1222. A small-time drug dealer is found battered to death on the outskirts of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. A young Dutchman, walking...
In dust and ashes
Holt, Anne
Paper Book
The final nail-biting installment in the ten-part, award-winning Hanne Wilhelmsen series--bestselling in Norway and throughout Europe--from Scandinavia's most celebrated female crime writer, Anne Holt. In 2001, three-year-old Dina is killed in a tragic car accident. Not long...
The lion's mouth.
Holt, Anne, 1958-
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...
Odd numbers.
Holt, Anne, 1958-
Paper Book
When bombs explode at the Islamic Cooperation Council's headquarters in Oslo, detective Hanne Wilhelmsen is on the case in the ninth and penultimate installment of the award-winning series from Norway's bestselling crime writer Anne Holt--"the godmother of Norwegian crime fiction" (Jo Nesbo). ...
The Katharina Code: A Cold Case, a New Lead, Fresh Hope or a Killer's Twisted Game?
Horst, Jorn Lier
Paper Book
** Jørn Lier Horst is the winner of the 2018 Nordic Noir Thriller of the Year award ** You loved Wallander, now meet Wisting . . . ___________ Twenty-four years ago Katharina Haugen went missing. All she left behind was her husband Martin...
Outside.
Ragnar Jonasson, 1976-
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With three million copies of his books sold worldwide, "world-class crime writer"(The Sunday Times, UK) Ragnar Jónasson brings us a chilling new standalone thriller with Outside. Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . . ...
The island.
Ragnar Jonasson, 1976-
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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.
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 15 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE The seventh gripping thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Sweden's most notorious serial killer, Jurek Walter, was shot and killed years ago. The police moved on and...
The mirror man.
Kepler, Lars.
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 15 MILLION COPIES OF THE SERIES SOLD WORLDWIDE   The eighth gripping thriller in Lars Kepler's bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Sixteen-year-old Jenny is abducted in broad daylight and taken to a dilapidated, isolated house...
A death in Denmark
Malladi, Amulya
Paper Book
"Philip Marlowe meets Nordic Noir." --Iben Albinus, internationally bestselling and award-winning author of Damaskus Meet Gabriel Præst, an ex-Copenhagen cop (who dresses with panache), jazz aficionado, and relentless pursuer of truth as he explores Denmark's Nazi...
The silent singer.
Mo, Johanna
Paper Book
The #1 international crime series from Sweden! An island never forgets -- especially if you're the daughter of a murderer Police detective Hannah Duncker didn't expect to return to her native Öland. She fled after her father's murder conviction and returns to make...
Blood on snow.
Nesbø, Jo, 1960-
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From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels--a new, electrifying stand-alone thriller set in Oslo in the 1970s: the story of an unusually complicated contract killer--the perfectly sympathetic antihero--that is, as well, an edgy, almost lyrical meditation on death and love....
Killing moon.
Nesbř, Jo, 1960-
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GLOBE AND MAIL and NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller! Harry Hole is an all-time great character...a 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight!"--Lee Child, author of the #1 bestselling Jack Reacher series "Nesbo is back on gruesome form"--Financial Times In...
Police.
Nesbø, Jo, 1960-
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The thrilling follow-up to Jo Nesbo's #1 bestseller Phantom. Several police officers are found murdered at the scene of an old and unsolved murder case that they were involved in investigating. The killings are extremely brutal and bestial. The police have no leads. What's more,...
The girl who died.
Ragnar Jonasson, 1976-
Paper Book
THE NAIL-BITING NEW STORY FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR "Is this the best crime writer in the world today? If you're looking for a mystery to get lost in during lockdown..." --The Times, UK "A world-class crime writer.....
The mist.
Ragnar Jonasson, 1976-
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The final nail-biting installment in Ragnar Jonasson's critically-acclaimed Hidden Iceland series, The Mist, from the newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene. 1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut...
Cry Wolf.
Rosenfeldt, Hans, 1964-
Paper Book
A DEAD WOLF A DRUG DEAL GONE WRONG A LETHAL FEMALE ASSASSIN The first book in a new series by Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of the TV series The Bridge as well as Netflix's Emmy Award-winning Marcella.
Knock knock
Roslund, Anders
Paper Book
The #1 international-bestselling thriller that tells the electrifying story of a police inspector and a former criminal informant in a race against time as they attempt to unravel past and present secrets. He thought she was safe. Then the past came knocking. ...
The witch hunter.
Seeck, Max, 1985-
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A shocking murder in an affluent Helsinki suburb has ties to witchcraft and the occult in this thrilling U.S. debut from Finnish author Max Seeck. A bestselling author's wife has been found dead in a gorgeous black...
The ice coven.
Seeck, Max, 1985-
Paper Book
Investigator Jessica Niemi is in a race against time to find the link between a body with strange markings that has washed up on a frigid shore in Finland and two baffling disappearances in this terrifying new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Hunter....
The Fallout
Sigurdardottir, Yrsa.
Paper Book
On a cold day in Reykjavik, a baby goes missing from her pram. When the child's blanket washes up on the beach, and the mother is found dead, everyone's worst fears seem to have been realised. Eleven years later, and detective Huldar and child psychologist Freyja are now working in...
Where roses never die
Staalesen, Gunnar
Paper Book
The 25-year-old case of a missing girl sees Varg Veum dig deep into the past to find her kidnapper, as the secrets and lies of a tiny community threaten everything ... Gunnar Staalesen''s award-winning, international bestselling Varg Veum series continues in this chilling Nordic Noir...
Reptile memoirs
Ulstein, Silje
Paper Book
A bestselling Norwegian debut already sold in thirteen territories, Reptile Memoirs is a brilliantly twisty and unusual literary thriller for fans of Gillian Flynn, Jo Nesbø, Kate Atkinson, and Tana French, asking the question: Can you ever really shed your skin? Liv has a lot of secrets....
The Doll
Yrsa Sigurdardottir.
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It was meant to be a quiet family fishing trip, a chance for mother and daughter to talk. But it changes the course of their lives forever.They catch nothing except a broken doll that gets tangled in the net. After years in the ocean, the doll a terrifying sight and the...
Gallows rock.
Yrsa SigurĂ°ardottir
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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