Imagine a bitterly cold Swedish winter, on the bleak treeless coastal island, in an old manor house built from the wood of a wrecked ship in which scores of sailors drowned, where one's only neighbours are 2 lighthouses, one of which no longer works and is haunted. Is there any better location for a thriller/murder… Continue reading The Darkest Room – Johan Theorin
Tag: murder mystery
Not Your Average Crime Novel – ‘Unwanted’
'In the middle of a rainy Swedish summer, a little girl is abducted from a crowded train.'
'In the middle of a rainy Swedish summer, a little girl is abducted from a crowded train.' Suspicion immediately falls upon the husband who has previously been violent towards his estranged wife in the past, but is he really the killer?
Strange Shores – Arnaldur Indridason Book Review
Strange shores is not the usual Detective Erlendur story, and he unexpectedly solves an old cold case whilst processing some of his own demons. A great read and fabulous atmosphere conveyed in this final novel in the series
Book Review – Karin Fossum “Broken”
As most bloggers have a passion to write, I have picked the following novel to review, from one of Norway's most popular authors, Karin Fossum, as it is a story that gives a window into an author's life and their thinking processes. Reading this book, after having visited the town in which it was set,… Continue reading Book Review – Karin Fossum “Broken”