Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson combines French Noir and Nordic Noir. Gustawsson, a French writer now residing in Sweden, embraces the dark Scandinavian nights to set her latest thriller on an island in the Stockholm Archipelago. Despite the picturesque environment, … Continue reading NORDIC BOOK REVIEW: Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson
The Icelandic terrain is harsh, especially in the dead of winter; the components working together to confuse the unwary traveller. The cold climate serves as the backdrop for Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s The Prey, while the terror and fear contained within the … Continue reading NORDIC BOOK REVIEW: Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s ‘The Prey’
Glen is back with two new Nordic book reviews with Stigma by Thomas Enger & Jørn Lier Horst and The Wolf by Samuel Bjørk – what were your thoughts? Stigma by Thomas Enger & Jørn Lier Horst What happens when the hunter turns into … Continue reading NORDIC BOOK REVIEWS: ‘Stigma’ and ‘The Wolf’
One of the founding fathers of the Nordic Noir genre, Kjell Ola Dahl, was born in 1958 in Gjøvik. He made his debut in 1993, and has since published twelve novels, the most prominent of which is a series of … Continue reading Nordic Watchlist speaks to one of the founding fathers of Nordic Noir – Kjell Ola Dahl