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Nordic Noir

Nordic noir is a genre comprising crime fiction written in the Nordic countries with certain common characteristics, typically in a realistic style with a dark, morally complex mood, breaking away from the older "whodunit" influenced by the British country house murder mystery. ...more

Most Read This Week Tagged "Nordic Noir"

Blood Ties (Kongeriket, #2)
Hildur (Hildur, #1)
Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)
Locked In (Department Q, #10)
Hidden in Snow (The Åre Murders, #1)
The Kingdom
Playdate
Gökungen (Patrik Hedström, #11)
The Mirror Man (Joona Linna, #8)
The Couples Trip
The Lost House
Reykjavík: A Crime Story
El mentalista (Mina Dabiri & Vincent Walder, #1)
The Mountain King (The Asker Series, #1)
Hidden in Shadows (The Åre Murders #2)
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Nordic Noir Books

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
The Snowman (Harry Hole, #7)
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium #2)
Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Redbreast (Harry Hole, #3)
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka, #1)
Snowblind (Dark Iceland, #1)
Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1)
Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)
Nemesis (Harry Hole, #4)
The Leopard (Harry Hole, #8)
Cockroaches (Harry Hole, #2)
The Devil's Star (Harry Hole, #5)
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Lists

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenAn Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene TurstenThe Chestnut Man by Søren SveistrupThe Lost Village by Camilla Sten
52 Book Club 2023: #24 Nordic Noir
129 books — 95 voters
My First Murder by Leena LehtolainenThe Nightingale Murder by Leena LehtolainenDerailed by Leena LehtolainenBelow the Surface by Leena LehtolainenCopper Heart by Leena Lehtolainen
Finnish Noir
16 books — 1 voter

The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenSilence of the Grave by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Snowman by Jo NesbøThe Redeemer by Jo NesbøThe Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl
Scandi Crime Fiction
24 books — 32 voters
Võtmetunnistaja by Jørn Lier HorstPiirideta by Jørn Lier HorstSalauks by Jørn Lier HorstSalatuba by Jørn Lier HorstJuhtum 1569 by Jørn Lier Horst
Raamatusari "Politseiinspektor William Wistingu põnevik"
13 books — 2 voters

Isola by Katrine EngbergJuhulasud by Katrine EngbergKlaastiib by Katrine EngbergKrokodillilind by Katrine Engberg
Raamatusari "Mõrvalood Kopenhaagenis"
4 books — 1 voter
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegThe Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Nordic Noir
135 books — 70 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Nordic Noir”

Selin Senol-Akin
“ Some mistakes require a price before freedom..."- The Penance (Book 2 of 'The Catalyst' trilogy) ...more ”
― Selin Senol-Akin , The Penance
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Videos Tagged “Nordic Noir”

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JULEBORD ('The Holiday Party')
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Groups Tagged "Nordic Noir"

Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers Welcome and join us for our monthly group reads. We read Mysteries, Thrillers, and a variety of …more
24,158 members, last active 2 hours ago
Nordic Noir Book Club (fb link) A cross link to the Facebook group of the same name to share our book lists whether wholly Nordi…more
35 members, last active 6 years ago