Introductions

[Naomi, the Sanity Check]

Kristi..you might want to take a look at Jim's books...Snow Angels and Lucifer's Tears...the third comes out in about 6 months..they are not as long as Millennium, but pack a real punch.

[[deleted user]]

Thank you!! I will certainly be looking those up; thanks for the links.

[Naomi, the Sanity Check]

Have you read Karin Fossumor Haken Nesser yet? Those are the two authors that started me on my love of NN

[[deleted user]]

No, I have not. Duly noted, thanks so much!

[Liz]

Hi

I'm Liz and discovered Stieg Larsson when he was up for the Debut Dagger in the UK. I'm loving the Danish TV drama, The Killing, and Wallander.

Liz

[Naomi, the Sanity Check]

Welcome, Liz!

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Hi to all of the new members. I can't wait to get new ideas about series and authors from you all.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Liz wrote: "Hi

I'm Liz and discovered Stieg Larsson when he was up for the Debut Dagger in the UK. I'm loving the Danish TV drama, The Killing, and Wallander.

Liz"

I, too, love The Killing. It is a fabulous show.

[Sharon]

Jo Nesbo is even better...his Harry Hole character is good. But try and read them in order as the development of stories and characters is good.
JO NESBO

Harry Hole books:
THE BATMAN
THE COCKROACHES (both not trans into English)

The Redbreast
The Devil’s Star
Nemesis
The Redeemer
The Snowman
The Leopard 
Phantom 2012

Headhunters

Or the Wallander series by Henning Mankell....

[MARILYN]

Hi Lyn, fancy meeting you here LOL.

[MARILYN]

Sharon wrote: "Jo Nesbo is even better...his Harry Hole character is good. But try and read them in order as the development of stories and characters is good.
JO NESBO

Harry Hole books:
THE BATMAN
THE COCKROAC..."

I just bought [book:The Redbreast|

[Sharon]

Enjoy...

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

MARILYN wrote: "Hi Lyn, fancy meeting you here LOL."

I know, Marilyn. Bet you never would have expected me here, lol.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Sharon wrote: "Jo Nesbo is even better...his Harry Hole character is good. But try and read them in order as the development of stories and characters is good.
JO NESBO

Harry Hole books:
THE BATMAN
THE COCKROAC..."

Stupid question, Sharon. If the first two are not translated to English, will it make a big difference if I do not read them?

[Pam]

Lyn, I was wondering the same thing.

[MARILYN]

I'll let you know if I find The Redbreast confusing. I wonder why they do that.

[Naomi, the Sanity Check]

I didn't think it did, Lyn..I could still follow the stories, but you know how anal I am about reading books in order..esp. Nordic Noir with how the authors are in their main character development.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

That is good to know, Naomi. I will be interested in Marilyn's take on it, too. It sounds like a good series, but I don't think I want to learn a new language just for the first two books, lol.

[Dee, the Insanity Check]

a little birdie mentioned to me today that we had 99 members in the group now, and I just checked - we hit 100...that dorkiness aside...there are some of you who haven't introduced yourself, so come out, come out, wherever you are!

[Cuppa Joe]

Hi, Joe here.

I started with Arnaldur Indriðason's Erlendur series and have since read many of Henning Mankell's Wallander books. Currently reading The Red Breast by Jo Nesbo.

I like Wallandur and especially Erlendur because they represent "everyman" although extremely talented at detective work, but with personal lives that are even more messed up than your average Jerry Springer guest.

The English have not cornered the market on quiet suffering judging by these characters.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Hey Joe. I have heard a lot of good things about the Erlendur series. I am a newbie to this genre, so I am really excited to hear what everyone likes. I feel like a kid in a candy store.

[[deleted user]]

Dorothy wrote: "Hi. New to NN, sorry there won't be any other Steig Larsson works. Want to know where to go from here-any suggestions?"

[Liz]

Annie, I think Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow was probably the start of Nordic Noir in translation. Loved the book, which I read years ago. Henning Mankell is a pretty dark character himself - I saw him being interviewed on the TV. He really uses the crime genre as a comment on modern Swedish society.

Clearly there are a lot of authors out there that I need to investigate.

[Nawesa]

Hi, Ana here. I'm from Mexico. I enjoyed very much TGWTDT, and I'm currently reading TGWPWF by Stieg Larsson. I entered the group to find more suggestions on readings. I've actually been adding books you have mentioned in my 'to-read'list.

[Pam]

Welcome to the group everyone!

[MARILYN]

I will also add my welcome. I haven't read a lot of Nordic Noir but what I have read I have liked.

[Naomi, the Sanity Check]

Welcome to everyone new!!

[Sarah]

Hi, I'm Sarah :) I'm 23, and I live in Norfolk, UK. Like many of you, I first discovered Nordic Noir through Steig Larsson's Millenium trilogy. I read all three pretty much back-to-back, loved them, and then started my quest to find something else within the genre. I was recently given Jo Nesbo's The Redeemer, and now I'm officially hooked! I'm looking forward to discovering some new authors, and joining you all in the monthly discussions. See some of you around!

[Dalia]

Hi everyone- my first Nordic Noir was the Wallandar/Mankell books. I was in Copenhagen last month and took the train over to Malmo- much cheerier than Kurt Wallander paints it out to be!

[Dee, the Insanity Check]

Dalia - i'm jealous that you've been able to visit Copenhagen and Sweden ;) I would love to go there

[Dalia]

well, save up A LOT of dosh first! Copenhagen costs 2-3 times a similar thing costs in UK.....!

[Dee, the Insanity Check]

i keep hoping next time I go back to sea, i'll luck out and get a ship that is doing a "booze cruise" - aka a med deployment - because they occasionally divert us to places like Norway

[Nidia]

Hi everyone! I live in sunny South Florida and I discovered Nordic Noir by reading Stieg Larson's the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy.
Soon after finishing those I read all Hakan Nesser's inspector Van Vetereen series, Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole series ( have Headhunters in my BTR list ) and I am now reading the last translated into English of Henning Mankell's inspector Wallander series The Troubled Man.
So as you can see, I'm totally hooked and I'm looking forward to discover new authors through this group.
Glad to be here.

[Naomi, the Sanity Check]

Welcome, Nidia!

[Melanie]

Hello I am an up and coming fan of Nordic mysteries. After reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Snowman and a couple of others I started looking for more and more of these types of books. I look forward to contributing hopefully and getting great recommendations!

[Sharon]

Stig Larsson came on the scene behind a good many well established good authors. If you google or use wiki to study the impressive list of books by Henning Mankell, which include the very famous Wallander series but many other fiction, non fiction,two children's series and many good standalone, from approx 1991 onward.
Jo Nesbo, from my research, wrote his first Harry Hole in 1997. He too has a children's series and two standalone novels, which include The White Hotel and Headhunters.
The frustration for readers has been the long wait for translation to English, in my case. From two to usually three years wait!!
But well worth it....

[Erik]

Hello, everyone!

I'm Erik, a musician/librarian/avid reader, and I love all of the Nordic Noir that I've read to date. Thank you for starting this group!

Are any of you fans of Arnuldur Indridason and Yrsa Sigurdardóttir? They're both from Iceland, actually. Talented writers, both of them. Here are some blogs I wrote from my library's site, praising each of them:

http://wakebookaday.wordpress.com/201...

http://wakebookaday.wordpress.com/201...

[MARILYN]

Hi Eric and welcome. Funny you should mention Arnuldur Indridason as I'm just finishing Jar City. I pretty much have read it in one sitting.

[Naomi, the Sanity Check]

I love AI...I have read several of his books. Someone else in the group just recommended YS, so she is on my TBR list now.

[Sharon]

Just added to my to read list. Thanks Erik.

[Nidia]

Have them on my TBR list!

[Daga]

Hello,

I am a book addict and mystery lover and I can't go on for too long without a good crime at hand (well, only in written form, preferably fiction, though I don't mind true stories either). At the moment I'm living in Oslo, Norway. If it wasn't for my workload, I would probably devour all the "Nordic" crime books in the neighbourhood. Considering the fact that I can't, I indulge myself with Goodreads groups - and this time I think I have found a perfect one :D

I've read Stieg Larsson's trilogy which I consider interesting, though at times overdescriptive, too many technical facts, which make the reading harder. Then I loved Smilla's sense for snow, read it three times and certainly will do few more. I must admit that I have never read any book by Jo Nesbo but I am working on it :p Maybe I can find some suggestions here.
Looking forward to exchanging ideas, opinions and basically, having fun discovering the Nordic Noir :D

[Kailey]

Hello everyone! I joined a little while ago, but an just getting around to introductions and such. I am an undergraduate at UC Berkeley and I am majoring in Scandinavian Studies. My concentration is on Finnish language and culture, but many of my classes cover the broader area that is all of the nordic countries.
I love a good mystery novel and so the scandinavian mystery novel is a logical combo of two of my favorite things!

[Dee, the Insanity Check]

Kailey - i'm soo jealous of you - scandinavian studies...I wish my college had offered that...I was saying to a friend the other if i could pick any language to learn in the world (for fun) - I would be one of the scandinavan ones

[Naomi, the Sanity Check]

That is such a cool major, Kailey..what will you do with it once you graduate.

[Daga]

Kailey wrote: "... I am an undergraduate at UC Berkeley and I am majoring in Scandinavian Studies. My concentration is on Finnish language and culture" cool, I did my major in Scandinavian Studies too, but in Swedish. Like you, however, many lectures covered all the nordic countries, specially when it came to literature, history and culture. Anyway, I think it is very 'brave' to learn Finish. We didn't have this option :p

[Kailey]

Naomi wrote: "That is such a cool major, Kailey..what will you do with it once you graduate."

That is a tricky question. I might go on to get a MS in library science or pursue an international master's degree in Finland. Right now I am just enjoying where I am.

[Anna, the Enabler]

Moi Kailey :)
Are you comfortable reading books in Finnish? If so, let me see if I manage to find anything among my shelves that could be interesting for you (or at least for practicing). As at least here in Texas there aren't really many books in Finnish running by unless you get your friends to help. And yes, you should definitely do your Master's there at some point.

[Kailey]

I am slowly becoming more comfortable with reading books in Finnish. My language skills are progressing every day. I am currently reading the Moomintroll books in Finnish, but it is slow going and my teacher is helping me along.

[Fizzycola]

No better place to start than the Moomintrolls! :)