Nemesis1 review Jo Nesbo Random House Canada, 2008 Another brilliant work by Nesbo Nemesis is another brilliant success by the Norwegian author Jo Nesbo. His novels starring police inspector Harry Hole are suspenseful and so intricately plotted as to put American authors, even my favorite Michael Connelly, to shame. Nesbo constructs layer upon layer and you'll need to pay ...             Echoes From the Dead Johan Theorin Doubleday UK, 2008 Following in the footsteps of prize-winning authors Arnuldar Indridason and Henning Mankell, comes a chilling new voice in European crime. On a foggy autumn day in the early 1970s, a little boy disappears without a trace from the island of Öland. He is never found. Twenty years later his mother, Julia, is living on the Swedish mainland, still struggling to come to terms with her son’s ...             What Never Happens4 reviews Anne Holt Grand Central Publishing, 2008 One of the best murder mysteries that I've ever read + entertaining Norwegian police procedural Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (2/08) "What Never Happens" is a compelling, thought-provoking mystery written by Scandinavia's well-known crime author Anne Holt. When a series of uniquely gruesome murders occur, investigator Adam Stubo and his wife, Johanne Vik, who is a gifted ...             Black Seconds (Inspector Sejer Mysteries)5 reviews Karin Fossum Harcourt, 2008 Compelling + It is a cruel book + Very Enjoyable + Fossum- keeps you guessing to the last- and ties it all up in the end...a master story teller! + More Konrad Sejer and Jacob Skarre, please!             The Fourth Man2 reviews K.O. Dahl St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 Entertaining, but a bit stereotypical + enjoyable femme fatale Danish police procedural One of the latest trends in mystery writing is the Scandinavian mystery series. We all remember (or some of us, who are old enough, do) the series by Maj Sjovall and Per Wahloo from back in the seventies, but since there have only been a couple of writers. Lately, though, it seems every second book ...             The Demon of Dakar: A Mystery (Ann Lindell Mysteries)2 reviews Kjell Eriksson St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 superb Swedish police procedural Uppsala, Sweden Police Detective Ann Lindell works a difficult homicide case as she struggles to identify the victim found floating in a river. The corpse is eventually identified as Armas, a co-owner of the upscale restaurant Dakar. Ann visits the other partner, Slobodan Andersson who also owns ...             The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2008             The Black Path1 review Asa Larsson Delta, 2008 exhilarating Swedish police procedural legal thriller In Kiruna, Sweden, the corpse of the woman found on the frozen lake did not require an autopsy to see she was tortured. Police Inspectors Anna-Maria Mella and Sven-Erik Stainacke lead the investigation into identifying who the Jane Doe is and why she was so brutally battered. Anna-Maria ...             Mind's Eye: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery (Inspector Van Veeteren Mysteries)2 reviews Hakan Nesser Pantheon, 2008 Another Chief Inspector to love! + unputdownable -- a very compelling read This is the first in the Inspector Van Veeteren mystery series. It is an intricately plotted mystery with several murder victims, but it is impossible to say more without giving away a major plot development. So if you buy this book, don't read the description given on the inside cover flap. Let ...             Broken1 review Karin Fossum Harvill Secker, 2008 Unusual psychological thriller If you're a fan of Fossum's Konrad Sejer detective series, you might feel a bit disappointed that her latest novel `Broken' isn't part of the series but something rather different. You might even, having read the synopsis, imagine that this isn't going to be for you. It sounds a bit odd, doesn't ...             Black Seconds (Inspector Sejer Mysteries)5 reviews Karin Fossum Harcourt, 2008 Compelling + It is a cruel book + Very Enjoyable + Fossum- keeps you guessing to the last- and ties it all up in the end...a master story teller! + More Konrad Sejer and Jacob Skarre, please!             The Fourth Man2 reviews K.O. Dahl St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 Entertaining, but a bit stereotypical + enjoyable femme fatale Danish police procedural One of the latest trends in mystery writing is the Scandinavian mystery series. We all remember (or some of us, who are old enough, do) the series by Maj Sjovall and Per Wahloo from back in the seventies, but since there have only been a couple of writers. Lately, though, it seems every second book ...             Mind's Eye: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery (Inspector Van Veeteren Mysteries)2 reviews Hakan Nesser Pantheon, 2008 Another Chief Inspector to love! + unputdownable -- a very compelling read This is the first in the Inspector Van Veeteren mystery series. It is an intricately plotted mystery with several murder victims, but it is impossible to say more without giving away a major plot development. So if you buy this book, don't read the description given on the inside cover flap. Let ...             The Ice Princess Camilla Läckberg HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2008             Nemesis1 review Jo Nesbo Random House Canada, 2008 Another brilliant work by Nesbo Nemesis is another brilliant success by the Norwegian author Jo Nesbo. His novels starring police inspector Harry Hole are suspenseful and so intricately plotted as to put American authors, even my favorite Michael Connelly, to shame. Nesbo constructs layer upon layer and you'll need to pay ...             Echoes From the Dead Johan Theorin Doubleday UK, 2008 Following in the footsteps of prize-winning authors Arnuldar Indridason and Henning Mankell, comes a chilling new voice in European crime. On a foggy autumn day in the early 1970s, a little boy disappears without a trace from the island of Öland. He is never found. Twenty years later his mother, Julia, is living on the Swedish mainland, still struggling to come to terms with her son’s ...             What Never Happens4 reviews Anne Holt Grand Central Publishing, 2008 One of the best murder mysteries that I've ever read + entertaining Norwegian police procedural Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (2/08) "What Never Happens" is a compelling, thought-provoking mystery written by Scandinavia's well-known crime author Anne Holt. When a series of uniquely gruesome murders occur, investigator Adam Stubo and his wife, Johanne Vik, who is a gifted ...             Broken1 review Karin Fossum Harvill Secker, 2008 Unusual psychological thriller If you're a fan of Fossum's Konrad Sejer detective series, you might feel a bit disappointed that her latest novel `Broken' isn't part of the series but something rather different. You might even, having read the synopsis, imagine that this isn't going to be for you. It sounds a bit odd, doesn't ...             The Demon of Dakar: A Mystery (Ann Lindell Mysteries)2 reviews Kjell Eriksson St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 superb Swedish police procedural Uppsala, Sweden Police Detective Ann Lindell works a difficult homicide case as she struggles to identify the victim found floating in a river. The corpse is eventually identified as Armas, a co-owner of the upscale restaurant Dakar. Ann visits the other partner, Slobodan Andersson who also owns ...             The Black Path1 review Asa Larsson Delta, 2008 exhilarating Swedish police procedural legal thriller In Kiruna, Sweden, the corpse of the woman found on the frozen lake did not require an autopsy to see she was tortured. Police Inspectors Anna-Maria Mella and Sven-Erik Stainacke lead the investigation into identifying who the Jane Doe is and why she was so brutally battered. Anna-Maria ...