Crime books from Norway
Recommended crime books (13)
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If you are into crime here are some crime books from Norway for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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"Two women--a police detective and a psychotherapist--are faced with the question: how much suffering can one human being inflict upon another before he ceases to be human and becomes a monster?" --
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Burned by Thomas Enger EN
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The internationally bestselling crime novel delivers an atmospheric blend of shock and suspense that readers across the globe can't put down. Uncovering class divisions, racial conflicts, and tangled emotions, this gritty, page-turning novel of suspense heralds the arrival of a major new talent.
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De vleermuisman by Jo Nesbø NL
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Een Noorse politieman wordt naar Sydney gestuurd om zijn collega's bij te staan bij het oplossen van een moord op een Noorse jonge vrouw.
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Ein Serienkiller findet seine Opfer über die Dating-App Tinder. Die Osloer Polizei hat keine Spur. Der einzige Spezialist für Serientäter, Harry Hole, unterrichtet an der Polizeihochschule, weil er mehr Zeit für seine Frau Rakel und ihren Sohn Oleg haben möchte. Doch Holes alter Chef Mikael Bellmann kennt Olegs Vergangenheit und setzt Hole unter Druck. Der Kommissar gibt schließlich nach und arbeitet hochkonzentriert mit seinen Leuten an dem Fall. In einer Atmosphäre der Angst zögern viele Frauen, sich weiter über die App zu verabreden. Die schlimmsten Befürchtungen werden wahr, als tatsächlic... continue
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I'm Travelling Alone by Samuel Bjørk EN
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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 âe~Iâe(tm)m travelling aloneâe(tm). In response, police investigator Holger Munch is immediately charged with assembling a special homicide unit. But to complete the team, he must track down his former partner, Mia KrÃ1⁄4ger âe" a brilliant but troubled detective âe" who has retreated to a solitary island with plans to kill herself. Reviewing the file, Mia finds something new âe" a thin line carved into the dead girlâe(tm)s fingernail: the number 1. She knows th... continue
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"Życie Harry’ego Hole się rozpadło. W akcie rozpaczy ekspolicjant leci do Los Angeles, by tam zapić się na śmierć. Nieubłaganie stacza się na dno, przesiadując w barze. Tutaj poznaje podstarzałą aktorkę Lucille. Kobieta jest zadłużona na niemal milion dolarów, co może mieć śmiertelne konsekwencje. Harry wyrywa się z alkoholowego ciągu, żeby ratować nową znajomą z rąk kartelu narkotykowego. W tym czasie w Oslo zostają zamordowane dwie dziewczyny. Główny podejrzany – potentat na rynku nieruchomości – wynajmuje Harry’ego, by udowodnił jego niewinność. Jeśli w ciągu dziesięciu dni uda się doprowad... continue
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Lords of Chaos : The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind EN
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Just before the turn of the millennium, nearly 100 churches have been torched and desecrated by adherents of Black Metal, the most extreme form of underground music on the planet.
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Menneskefluene (The human flies) by Hans Olav Lahlum NO
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This is the first mystery in the hugely compelling, bestselling Norwegian crime series. Oslo, 1968. Ambitious young detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen is called to an apartment block, where a man has been found murdered. The victim, Harald Olesen, was a legendary hero of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation and at first it is difficult to imagine who could have wanted him dead. But as Detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen (known as K2) begins to investigate, it seems clear that the murderer could only be one of Olesen's fellow tenants in the building. Soon, with the help of ... continue