Other Nordic Authors
This page is very much a work in progress.

If you enjoy Henning Mankell's crime fiction, you might enjoy novels from some of Scandinavia's other top writers. Here's a short list of authors who have been recommended by people on the Inspector Wallander mailing list.

Another great place to learn about Nordic authors are the German crime websites - two good ones are Krimi Couch and Schweden Krimi. Even if you don't understand German, you can browse through their list of authors and then look those names up at an English-language bookshop.

Additional suggestions are welcome so please email us with authors that you like. If you would like to write a short blurb about an author's work, send it to use and we will try to get it posted.

Sweden

Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö

The husband and wife writing team responsible for the classic Swedish police procedural series featuring Inspector Martin Beck. Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels are considered by many to be a spiritual successor to the Beck series. Recommended by Emerson:   I've found "Cop Killer" to be one of the best, but you need to have a better handle on the characters to get the full impact of the book. (It's the ninth in the series.) I started completely out of chronological order with "The Laughing Policeman," which is a good one. However, I have to side with others I've read on the 'Net and recommend "Roseanna" for a first-timer, although "The Laughing Policeman" or "The Man Who Went Up In Smoke" would be a good second read. After that, try either "Cop Killer" or "The Fire Engine That Disappeared."   Books in the series: English Title Original Title Date Links Roseanna Roseanna 1965   The Man Who Went Up In Smoke Mannen som gick uppi i rök 1966   The Man on the Balcony Mannen pa balkongen 1967   The Laughing Policeman Den skrattande polisen 1968   The Fire Engine That Disappeared Brandbilen som försvann 1969   Murder at the Savoy Polis, polis, potatismos 1970   The Abominable Man Den vedervärdige mannen fran säffle 1971   The Locked Room Det slutna rummet 1972   Cop Killer Polismördaren 1974   The Terrorists Terroristerna 1975   Links: http://www.swedishbookreview.com/old/2001s-sjowallwahloo.html http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/sjowall.htm http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/wahloo.htm

Liza Marklund

Best-selling thrillers featuring reporter Annika Bengtzon. Books in the series: English Title Original Title Date Links The Bomber Sprängaren 1998   Studio Sex Studio sex 1999   Paradise Trust Paradiset 2000   Prime Time Prime time 2002   The Red Wolf Den röda vargen 2003   Asylum Granted Asyl 2004   Links: http://www.lizamarklund.com http://www.swedishbookreview.com/old/2001s-marklund.html

Jan Guillou

Karin Alvtegen

Håkan Nesser

Links: http://www.swedishbookreview.com/old/2001s-nesser.html

Helene Tursten

Kerstin Ekman

Kjell Eriksson

Norway

Karin Fosum

Beloved Poona

Anne Holt

Kjersti Scheen

Gunnar Staalesen

Pernille Rygg

Denmark

Peter Høeg

Iceland

Arnaldur Indridason

Inspector Erlendur, Jar City,

Finland

Leena Lehtolainen

Taavi Soininvaara

Greenland

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