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With Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason recently winning the
Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for Fiction, European writers
are hot property.
What better way to spice up your reading group than to try something
different? Check out our most wanted…
 Silence
of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason
'Here is a new voice that demands to be listened to'
Reginald Hall
Winner of the 2005 CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction and the Nordic Glass
Key Award for best crime fiction, the latest instalment in the Reykjavík
Murder Mysteries once again follows detective Erlendur and his team
as they uncover a tale of family pain, domestic violence and loyalty
in the hills of Iceland.
If you like Susan Hill, you'll love Arnaldur Indridason!
Click
Here to read an extract.
…and our prime suspects…
 The
Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell
'Absorbing, chilling and dripping with evil atmosphere'
The Times
Become a proud member of Mankellholics Anonymous with Henning Mankell's
intoxicating thriller about a double murder. Along with a rookie
female detective, veteran crime solver Kurt Wallander fights to
solve the crime - but will someone get to him first?
If you like James Ellroy, you'll love Henning Mankell!
www.mankellholicsanonymous.com
- because one is never enough!
 Calling
out For You by Karin Fossum
'One of the very best of the new wave of Nordic crime writers...She
evokes brilliantly the claustrophobia of small-town Norway'
The Times
The latest offering from the award winning Norwegian author of
When the Devil Holds the Candle, Calling Out For You is the pacy
tale of a violent, seemingly unprovoked attack on a young Indian
woman in small town Norway.
If you like Ruth Rendell, you'll love Karin Fossum!
 The
Devil's Star by Jo Nesbø
'There are no better crime novels being written'
Norwegian press
The debut novel from a fantastic new Norwegian writer, The Devil's
Star is a clever psychological thriller based around a killer who
works in riddles. Will detective Harry Hole solve the riddle before
its too late?
If you like Karin Slaughter, you'll love Jo Nesbø!
Some general discussion points for European Crime
- How do you think European crime differs in style from English
and American crime?
- It has been said that European thrillers are dark; do you think
that this could be a result of the setting of the novels?
- Murder in Scandinavian countries is very rare, how do you think
that this affects the atmosphere of the books?
- Do you find European crime a harder read than English and American
crime? What is challenging about it?
Check
out another of our crime special features at for more discussion
points.
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